1906 – Dorothy Grey, wife of British Foreign Secretary Edward Grey fatally injured
1935 – James T Farrell finishes his “Studs Lonigan” trilogy
1957 – Gijsbert of Hall appointed mayor of Amsterdam
1957 – 1st black pilot (PH Young) on a US scheduled passenger airline
1964 – “Stop the World, I Want to Get Off…” closes at Shubert NYC after 556 performances
1970 – West-Germany and USSR sign gas contract
1986 – KHJ-AM in Los Angeles CA changes call letters to KRTH
1991 – Afghanistan and Pakistan hit by earthquake, 1,200 die
1991 – American writer John Grisham publishes his second novel “The Firm” (bestselling novel of the year)
2009 – Australian Open Men’s Tennis: Spanish ace Rafael Nadal wins his first Australian title; beats Roger Federer 7-5, 3-6, 7-6, 3-6, 6-2