1562 – French regent Catherine de’ Medici issues the Edict of St Germain recognizing Huguenots in France
1746 – Battle of Falkirk Muir, the Jacobites under Charles Stuart defeat Hanoverian forces
1779 – Captain James Cook’s last notation in Discovery’s ship’s log
1911 – Failed assassination attempt on French Prime Minister Aristide Briand in the French Assembly
1934 – NY Giants reward National League MVP pitcher Carl Hubbell with a huge $18,000 contract
1939 – Ed Barrow is elected Yankee president succeeding deceased J Ruppert
1995 – Revival of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein’s musical “Carousel” closes at the Beaumont Theater, NYC after 322 performances
2003 – 8th Critics’ Choice Movie Awards: Chicago Best Picture