1294 – Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months, hoping to return to his previous life as an ascetic hermit
1570 – Sweden and Denmark signs Peace of Stettin
1643 – English Civil War: The Battle of Alton takes place in Hampshire.
1895 – First complete performance of Gustav Mahler’s 2nd Symphony (“Resurrection”), in Berlin, Germany, conducted by the composer
1979 – Strikes against price increases in Gdańsk, Poland
1982 – Australian Open Men’s Tennis: South African Johan Kriek wins 2nd straight Australian title; repeats previous year’s win over American Steve Denton 6-3, 6-3, 6-2
1990 – Revival of Leigh, Charlap, Styne, Comden and Green’s musical “Peter Pan”, starring Cathy Rigby, opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater, NYC; runs for 45 performances
2023 – COP28 in Dubai ends with agreement from 190 counties to begin “transitioning away from fossil fuels”, a compromise but still the first to directly address an end to fossil fuels