1550 – Pope Julius III proclaims new seat on Council of Trente
1893 – Gerhart Hauptmann’s play “Hanneles Himmelfahrt” premieres in Berlin
1910 – 1st airplane flight from deck of a ship, Norfolk, Virginia
1923 – Kentaro Suzuki completes his ascent of Mount Iizuna.
1938 – Dutch DC3 crashes at Schiphol, 6 die
1942 – Last Vichy-French troops in Algeria surrender
1960 – Belgium threatens to leave UN due to criticism on its policy on Congo
1967 – The Congress of Colombia in commemoration of the 150 years of the death of Policarpa Salavarrieta, declares this day as “Day of the Colombian Woman”
1991 – Cambodian Prince Norodom Sihanouk returns to Phnom Penh after thirteen years of exile
2010 – German Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel wins the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit to claim his first F1 World Drivers Championship by 4 points from Fernando Alonso; Red Bull’s first Constructors title