440 – St Sixtus III ends his reign as Catholic Pope
1289 – Pope Nicolas IV publishes decree “Supra montem”
1759 – -19] 2nd sea battle of Lagos: England vs France
1873 – 1st ascent of Mount Whitney, California (14,494′)
1894 – US Congress creates Bureau of Immigration
1964 – Charles Helu elected president of Lebanon
1969 – Mick Jagger accidentally shot while filming “Ned Kelly”
1977 – 2 girls are killed by a runaway car outside of Graceland
1981 – Football running back, Herschel Walker, of U of Georgia, takes out a Lloyd’s of London insurance policy for $1 million
1983 – USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR