1875 – Modern Snooker invented by Sir Neville Chamberlain, a bored British officer in Jabalpur, India
1922 – 26th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar in race record 2:18:10; his 2nd race victory; first of 3 consecutive wins
1927 – Japan’s Wakarsoeki government falls, Baron Tanaka becomes premier
1935 – Provincial-National elections (Musserts NSB achieves 7.9%, 44 chairs)
1942 – POW French General Henri Giraud escapes from his castle prison in Festung Königstein
1981 – Carl Gottlieb’s movie “Caveman”, starring Ringo Starr, Shelley Long, Barbara Bach, Dennis Quaid, Jack Gilford, and John Matuszak premieres
1991 – Railroad workers go on strike in US
1999 – NFL Draft: University of Kentucky quarterback Tim Couch first pick by Cleveland Browns
2001 – A letter between Gale Norton and Jeb Bush is released, stating that the Bush administration has decided to go ahead with plans to auction 6 million acres of potentially oil-and-gas-rich seabed in the Gulf of Mexico
2023 – New Research shows the Great Pacific Garbage Patch now has coast creatures living and breeding in it, including jellyfish, sponges and worms raising concerns about the spread of invasive species