1961
Russian dog Laika was launched into space aboard the spacecraft Sputnik 9
1943
Bobby Fischer, US chess champion, was born
1934
Yuri Gagarin, Soviet astronaut, the first man in space, was born
1902
Composer Gustav Mahler marries Alma Schindler in Vienna
1904
Brandons Lester Patrick becomes 1st hockey defenseman to score a goal
1923
NHL Championship