987 – Louis IV, crowned king of France
1862 – Slavery outlawed in US territories
1913 – Natives Land Act, Act No 27, passed in South Africa: confines Africans to hopelessly overcrowded reserves and deprives them of rights to purchase land outside the native reserves
1953 – WCSC TV channel 5 in Charleston, South Carolina (CBS) begins broadcasting
1961 – Charlie Finley, changes A’s manager Joe Gordon (26-33) for Hank Bauer
1978 – Ian Botham takes 8-34 v Pakistan, his best Test cricket bowling
1985 – Reggie Jackson hits his 513th HR to move into 10th place
1991 – 2 of Mia Farrow’s daughters arrested for shoplifting lingerie
1994 – “Sally Marrand Her Escorts” closes at Helen Hayes NYC after 50 performances
2018 – England smash the highest score (481/6) in one day international cricket history in a 242 run defeat of Australia (239) at Trent Bridge