1145 – 19th recorded perihelion passage of Halley’s Comet
1659 – Lord Protector Richard Cromwell disbands English parliament
1677 – Battle at Catania: between French and Dutch fleet
1961 – Uprising of French parachutist of General Salan and Challe in Algeria
1964 – World’s Fair at Flushing Meadow, Corona Park, NY opens
1966 – USSR performs underground nuclear test
1978 – Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Earl Anthony
1987 – Sri Lanka Air Force bomb Tamil, 100s killed
1990 – “Truly Blessed” opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 33 performances
2016 – Paris Agreement on climate change signed in New York binding 195 nations to an increase in the global average temperature to less than 2°C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the increase to 1.5°C