1572 – Louis van Nassau and huguenots occupy Valenciennes
1648 – Treaty of Munster ratified by Spain and Netherlands
1902 – “Bailundo Revolt” begins after Ovimbundu kingdom and allies revolt against Portuguese Empire in Benguela Highlands, central Portuguese Angola
1911 – British House of Commons accept Parliament Bill
1916 – Claiming that the USA must act to quell dangerous disorder, the government orders US Marines to land in Santo Domingo; the American occupation will continue until 1924
1941 – Joe DiMaggio starts 56-game hitting streak; Yanks lose 13-1
1970 – International Olympic Committee votes to expel South Africa
1990 – “Portrait of Doctor Gachet” by Vincent Van Gogh sells for $82.5 million
1995 – China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor, PRC
2008 – California becomes the second U.S. state after Massachusetts in 2004 to legalize same-sex marriage after the state’s own Supreme Court rules a previous ban unconstitutional.