359 – Honoratus, first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office.
1816 – Citizens of Geneva thwarted Savoyard invaders
1878 – Anglo-Zulu War: British high commissioner Henry Bartle Frere presents an ultimatum to the Zulu Kingdom to submit to British rule or face war
1913 – “Mona Lisa” recovered 2 years after it was stolen from the Louvre Museum
1934 – Ford C Frick becomes president of baseball’s National League
1941 – Dutch government in London declares war on Italy
1945 – Het Parool publishes 1st Captain Rob-strip
1951 – Joe DiMaggio announces his retirement from baseball
1987 – Test debut of Carl Hooper, WI v India at Bombay
1993 – Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle elected President of Chile