1590 – Giambattista Catagna elected as Pope Urban VII
1913 – 1st US milch goat show held, Rochester, NY
1928 – Alfred “Tich” Freeman becomes the only bowler to take 300 wickets in an English cricket season.
1930 – 1st international bridge match is held in London. US team defeats England
1935 – Nuremberg Laws deprives German Jews of citizenship and makes swastika official symbol of Nazi Germany
1938 – John Cobb sets world auto speed record at 350.2 MPH (lasts 1 day)
1966 – Gemini XI (Conrad/Gordon) returns to Earth
1970 – Rotterdam dock strikes end
1978 – Muhammad Ali beats Leon Spinks in 15 rounds for heavyweight boxing title
1998 – With the landmark merger of WorldCom and MCI Communications completed the day prior, the new MCI WorldCom opens its doors for business.