1258 – Baghdad, then a city of 1 million, falls to the Mongols as the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed, tens of thousands slaughtered, ending the Islamic Golden Age
1545 – Willem of Nassau becomes Prince of Orange
1816 – -14] Teatro San Carlo in Naples destroyed by fire
1837 – Riot in New York due to a combination of poverty and increase in the cost of flour
1932 – Australian Championships Women’s Tennis: Coral McInnes Buttsworth retains title; beats Kathrine Le Mesurier 9-7, 6-4
1943 – Women’s US Marine Corps created
1945 – Allied planes begin bombing Dresden, Germany; a firestorm results and over 22,000 die
1960 – France performs 1st nuclear test at Reggane Proving Grounds Algeria
1980 – Apollo Computer Inc incorporated
1993 – Ljubow Kremljowa runs world record 1000m indoor (2:34:84)