Check out some of the events that took place on this day in history:

2012 Hurricane Sandy Devastates USA

Super-storm Sandy hit the East Coast of the USA creating havoc in heavily populated areas like New York City and New Jersey.

BORN ON THIS DAY

  • 1735 – John Adams, the first Vice President and second President of the United States
  • 1945 – Henry Winkler, the US actor famous for playing the ‘Fonz’ in Happy Days
  • 1960 – Diego Maradona, the Argentine footballer

DIED ON THIS DAY