1756 – Britain and Prussia sign Treaty of Westminster
1832 – Charles Darwin lands at Porto Prayo in the Cape Verde islands, the first landing of his HMS Beagle voyage
1896 – Defeat of Cymru Fydd at South Wales Liberal Federation AGM, Newport, Monmouthshire.
1905 – Stanley Cup, Dey’s Arena, Ottawa, ON: Ottawa Senators rout Dawson City (Yukon), 23-2 for 2-0 series sweep; most lopsided challenge playoff game in history; Frank McGee 14 goals
1945 – Adolf Hitler moves into the Fuhrerbunker, his underground bunker in Berlin
1947 – Vincent Aurial elected President of France
1972 – Super Bowl VI, Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, LA: Dallas Cowboys beat Miami Dolphins, 24-3; MVP: Roger Staubach, Dallas, QB
1979 – Bakhtiar government established by the Shah in Iran, will preside until unrest in the country subsides
2001 – Congolese President Laurent-Désiré Kabila is assassinated by one of his own bodyguards.
2013 – A four day occupation of an Algerian BP facility by Amenas militants begins, killing 48 hostages