1763 – Samuel Johnson 1st meets his future biographer James Boswell in London
1938 – Australian cricketer Donald Bradman scores 278 vs MCC in 349 mins with 35 fours and 1 six
1940 – Nazis forbid non-professional auto workers
1958 – Eli Beeding experiences 83 g deceleration on a rocket sled, New Mexico
1961 – 13th Emmy Awards: Jack Benny Show, Raymond Burr and Barbara Stanwyck win
1969 – Barbra Streisand appears at a Friars Club Tribute
1977 – Muhammad Ali beats Alfredo Evangelist in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1984 – Guinea-Bissau adopts constitution
1994 – Jacqueline Onassis admitted to hospital for cancer treatment
2019 – Brooks Koepka fires tournament record equalling, and course record 63 (-7) to lead the PGA Championship by 1 stroke after the 1st round at Bethpage Black, NY