1608 – Susenyos is formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia
1834 – 1st railroad tunnel in US completed, in Pennsylvania (275 m long)
1903 – Following through on its attacks on Roman Catholic institutions, the French Government dissolves the Catholic religious orders
1909 – Einar Dessau of Denmark makes 1st ham broadcast
1915 – Failed British attack in Dardanelles
1920 – Greece adopts the Gregorian calendar
1972 – Cornell NCAA hockey team shut out for 1st time in 225 games (Boston U)
1977 – Vietnam hands over MIA to US
2002 – The Ramones are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
2019 – Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi makes national radio address to the nation after Cyclone Idai, saying more than 1,000 people feared dead with 100,000 at risk