1590 – Anne of Denmark is crowned Queen of Scotland
1648 – Emperor Ferdinand III defeats Maximilian I of Bavaria
1744 – French army takes Austrian Netherlands
1903 – Cleveland Indians beat NY Highlanders 9-2 in Columbus Ohio
1944 – Chinese and US armed forces take Myitkyina Airport, Burma
1969 – Russian probe Venera 6 landed on Venus
1974 – Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) explode four bombs in Republic of Ireland, killing 33 civilians, wounding 300 (highest number of casualties in a single incident during “The Troubles”)
1990 – European court rules on pension rights for men and women
2005 – Singer Kylie Minogue is diagnosed with breast cancer at 36
2015 – Canada defeats Russia to win gold at the 2015 IIHF World Championship