1874 – Pope Pius IX encyclical “On Greek-Ruthenian rite”
1965 – Several Arab nations break ties with West Germany after it established diplomatic relations with Israel
1967 – Zakir Husain is elected the third President of India
1977 – Howard Stern begins broadcasting at WRNW, Briarcliff Manor NY
1992 – Li Hongzhi gave the first public lecture on Falun Gong in Changchun, People’s Republic of China.
1992 – Concrete foundation for ballpark at Gateway (Jacobs Field) is poured
1995 – 6.5 earthquake hits Greece
1996 – O.J. Simpson appears on British TV discussing his not guilty verdict
1999 – Carlo Azeglio Ciampi is elected 10th President of Italy
2012 – 49 dismembered bodies are found on a Mexican highway as part of the Mexican drug war