1861 – The First Taranaki War ends in New Zealand
1906 – Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari’s “Quattro Rusteghi” premieres in Munich
1910 – Australasian Championships Men’s Tennis, Adelaide: Rodney Heath wins his 2nd and last Australasian title; beats fellow Australian Horace Rice 6-4, 6-3, 6-2
1937 – Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Divini redemptoris against communism
1954 – US Ladies’ Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright
1960 – “Redhead” closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 455 performances
1978 – PGA Tournament Players Championship, Sawgrass CC: Jack Nicklaus wins his 3rd TPC title, 1 stroke ahead of Lou Graham; 4th straight start for Nicklaus that ends with a top-2 finish
1994 – Lara scores 167 for WI v England at Georgetown
2004 – A Swedish DC-3 shot down by a Russian MiG-15 in the 1950s is finally recovered after years of work. The remains of the crew are left in place, pending further investigations.
2014 – Russia captures the Ukrainian naval base in Sevastopol