1503 – Henry Tudor (later Henry VIII) created Prince of Wales
1688 – Quakers conduct 1st formal protest of slavery in Germantown, Pa
1857 – Chinese residents in the fledging state of Sarawak rebel against the “White Rajah” James Brooke
1878 – John Tunstall is murdered by outlaw Jessie Evans, sparking the Lincoln County War in Lincoln County, New Mexico.
1885 – Mark Twain publishes the “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” in the US
1908 – 1st US postage stamps in rolls issued
1944 – 15-year-old Joe Nuxhall signs a contract to play baseball with the Cincinnati Reds just one day after playing in a high school basketball game; debuts later that year
1952 – Norwegian speed skater Hjalmar Anderson wins his 3rd gold medal of the Oslo Winter Olympics when he claims the 10,000m in Olympic record 16:45.8; also wins gold in 1,500m and 5,000m
1975 – 2nd American Music Awards: Olivia Newton-John and John Denver win
2003 – Comet C/2002 V1 (NEAT) makes perihelion, seen by SOHO.