954 – Lotharius becomes King of France
1847 – Sir James Young Simpson, a British physician, is the first to use chloroform as an anaesthetic
1904 – 9th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 29-5 in Birmingham
1925 – US and Italy sign peace accord about war debts
1931 – Maple Leaf Gardens opens in Toronto – Chic Blackhawks beat Leafs, 2-1
1951 – “Paint Your Wagon” opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 289 performances
1981 – 1st balloon crossing of Pacific is completed (Double Eagle V)
2011 – Silvio Berlusconi resigns as Prime Minister of Italy due, in large part, to the European sovereign debt crisis.
2012 – Joe Sakic, Mats Sundin, Pavel Bure and Adam Oates are inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame
2019 – Disney launches its film and television streaming service Disney+