1475 – Stephen III of Moldavia defeats the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Vaslui
1862 – Battle of Big Sandy River, KY (Middle Creek)
1930 – Maurice Allom takes Test hat-trick England v NZ Christchurch
1945 – LA Railway (with 5 streetcar lines) forced to close
1954 – A Comet jet airliner crashes in the Mediterranean; 35 people are missing
1970 – Preview Center opens at Walt Disney World, Florida – first building to open
1994 – Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan agrees to abolish trade tariffs
1997 – Arnoldo Aleman sworn in as president of Nicaragua
1997 – 1st Comet of 1997 Discovered: Comet 1997 A1
2018 – Jeff Bezos becomes the second man worth over $100 billion as his wealth hits $106 billion due to a rise in Amazon’s share price