1520 – Christian II of Denmark and Norway defeats Swedes at Lake Asunde
1591 – King Naresuan of Siam kills Crown Prince Minchit Sra of Burma in single combat, date is now observed as Royal Thai Armed Forces day
1919 – Composer and musician Ignacy Jan Paderewski becomes Polish Prime Minister
1924 – Pope Pius XI’s encyclical Maximam gravissimamque
1930 – Dmitri Shostakovich’s satirical opera “The Nose” premieres in Leningrad
1947 – Small river steamer sinks on Yangtze River, kills 400
1964 – Plans for World Trade Center announced (NYC)
1991 – US acknowledges CIA and US Army paid Manuel Noriega $320,000 over his career
1993 – West Indies beat Australia 2-0 win cricket’s World Series Cup
2017 – Baseball Hall of Fame adds Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines and Ivan Rodriguez