1968 Birthday Eric Viscaal, Dutch soccer star, PSV/AA Gent 1961 Event Twins agree on $500,000 payment to AA for Minn/St. Paul territory 1937 Death George AA Alting van Geusau, Dutch Minister of war (1918-20), dies at 73 1919 Event AA Milne's "Mr Pim Passes By," premieres in Manchester 1915 Birthday Alexander Durie, vice president, British AA 1909 Death Gaston AA marquis de Gallifet, French Minister of War (1899-1900), dies at 79 1905 Death Martinus W van AA Meerbeke, head-editor (Time), dies at 75 1889 Event New York Giants (NL) beat Brooklyn (AA) in world series 6 games to 3 1889 Event 1st all New York City World Series New York Giants (NL) play Brooklyn (AA) 1888 Birthday Anna Achmatova, AA Gorenko, Russian conductor, Tsjetki 1887 Event Detroit (NL) beats St. Louis (AA) 10 games to 5 in World Series 1887 Death Pieter JBCR van der Aa, Dutch geographer, dies at 54 1884 Event 1st World Series OK by AA, Providence (NL) sweeps New York Mets (AA) in 3 1884 Event 1st World Series OKed by AA, Providence (NL) beats New York Mets (AA) 6-0 1882 Event 1st World Series (game 2), Chicago (NL) beats Cincinnati (AA) 2-0 1882 Event 1st World Series game, Cincinnati (AA) beats Chicago (NL) 4-0 1864 Birthday George AA Alting van Geusau, dir-gen, PTT, Dutch Minister of War, 1918-20 1857 Death Abraham J van der Aa, lexicographer (Biograph dictionary), dies at 64 1849 Death Abraham AA "Albert" Gallatin, Minister of Finance (1801-14), dies at 88 1832 Birthday Pieter J B C R van der Aa, Dutch Indologist/geographer 1830 Birthday Martinus W van der Aa, author/Dutch head-editor, The Time 1830 Birthday Gaston AA Marquis de Gallifet, French general/Minister of War, 1899-1900 1792 Birthday Abraham J van de Aa, lexicographer, Biographic Dictionary 1761 Birthday Abraham AA "Albert" Gallatin, born in Switzerland, U.S. minister of Finance, 1801 - 1814 192 Death Lucius AA Commodus, Emperor of Rome (180-192), murdered at 31