1634 – Burchardi flood, known as the second “Grote Mandrenke,” kills about 15,000 in North Friesland, Denmark, and Germany
1902 – Commencement of 1st Test Cricket between South Africa and Australia
1954 – Revival of George Abbott, Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart’s musical “On Your Toes” opens at 46th St Theater, NYC; runs for 64 performances
1962 – 1st appearance of a Gabor sister on Merv Griffin Show
1982 – Riot in Amsterdam as tram catches fire
2007 – Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded to British novelist Doris Lessing
2013 – 10 people are killed and a hospital fire in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan
2019 – NBA YoungBoy releases the album mixtape “AI YoungBoy 2” which debuts at #1 on the US Billboard 200