1654 – Venetian fleet under Norwegian Admiral Cort Adeler beats Turkish fleet the near the Dardanelles, sinking 15 Turkish galleys
1861 – Queen Victoria announces Britain’s position of neutrality during the US Civil War
1927 – VVOG soccer team forms in Harderwijk
1940 – Aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky pilots first untethered test flight of his VS-300 helicopter in Stratford, Connecticut
1941 – Willy Lewis’ US jazz band performs in Switzerland
1954 – Chinese Middle School students in Singapore take part in anti-National Service riots
1955 – Mickey Mantle hits 3 consecutive HRs of at least 463′
1993 – CBS’ soap opera “Knots Landing” ends 14 year-run with 334th show in Netherlands and US