1535 – Thomas More goes on trial in England on charges of treason for refusing to accept Henry VIII’s supremacy over the Pope
1858 – First Canadian coins minted (1, 5, 10 and 20 cent) at the Royal Mint in London, England
1861 – US War Department decrees that Kansas and Tennessee are to be canvassed for volunteers
1889 – US mint at Carson City, Nevada, officially reopens after a four-year hiatus
1916 – Pittsburgh shortstop Honus Wagner, at 42 and 4 months, connects at Cincinnati to become the oldest to hit an inside-the-park HR; Pirates beat Reds, 2-1
1925 – Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs is created in UK
1932 – NY Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated for president at Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois
1981 – Prince Willem-Alexander opens the C. Veerling designed 318-meter cable-stayed Willemsbrug Bridge in Rotterdam