1625 – 16 Rabbis (including Isiah Horowitz) are imprisoned in Jerusalem
1743 – Great Britain, Austria and Savoye-Sardinia sign Treaty of Worms
1800 – Curacao in British hands (until Jan 1803)
1933 – Elizabeth McCombs becomes the first New Zealand female Member of Parliament
1936 – 17 year old Cleveland Indians future Baseball HOF pitcher Bob Feller strikes out then record 17 Philadelphia A’s in 5-2 win at League Park, Cleveland
1942 – Cubs shortstop Leonard Merullo makes 4 errors in 1 inning
1948 – Margaret Chase Smith, American politician (R-Me) elected senator, 1st woman to serve in both houses of US Congress
1966 – Johannes Balthazar Vorster sworn in as premier of South Africa
1983 – Oakland’s Rickey Henderson 3rd straight 100 steals for season
1983 – US mint strikes 1st gold coin in 50 years (Olympic Eagle)