1730 – States of Holland put death penalty on “sodomy”
1877 – -27] US army breaks railroad strike
1919 – Anthony Fokker’s establishes airplane factory at Hamburg and Amsterdam
1921 – Indians (9) and Yankees (7) hit a record 16 doubles
1940 – VARA-management accepts Rost of Tonningens demands
1960 – Sirimavo Bandaranaike becomes the world’s 1st female head of state elected in modern times, as Prime Minister of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)
1962 – Battles on Chinese and Indies boundary
1973 – USSR launches Mars 4 for fly-by (2600 km) of red planet
1995 – KC Royals set club-record of 22 singles in 15 innings
2018 – Re-boot of TV show “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” announced with creator Joss Whedon as executive producer