1559 – Exhumed corpse of heretic David Jorisz burned in Basel
1638 – Construction of the Red Fort begins at Shahjahanabad, Mughal Empire (now Dehli, India)
1884 – Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) forms in New York
1916 – Lafayette Escadrille, an American air force unit under French command comprised of volunteers to fight for France, see first combat at the Battle of Verdun
1923 – Pulitzer Prize awarded to Willa Cather for her World War I-based novel “One of Ours”
1989 – Minnesota Twin Kirby Puckett becomes 35th to hit 4 doubles in a game
1992 – Three astronauts simultaneously walk in space for the first time
1995 – Team New Zealand beats Team Dennis Conner 5-0 to win the America’s Cup for the first time
1998 – Chelsea of England win 38th European Cup Winner’s Cup against Stuttgart of Germany 1-0 in Stockholm
2001 – 47th British Academy Television Awards: “Da Ali G Show” Best Comedy, “Clocking Off” Best Drama