1543 – Emperor Charles V’s army occupies Duren
1614 – Trades people under Vincent Fettmilch chase and plunder Jews out of ghetto in Frankfurt
1851 – Yacht “America” wins 1st Royal Yacht Squadron Cup (America’s Cup)
1926 – Greek dictator Gen Pangulos driven out
1953 – John Norman Lewis contends players have no desire to form a union
1953 – Shah of Iran returns to Tehran
1954 – 15th Venice Film Festival: “Romeo and Juliet” directed by Renato Castellani wins Golden Lion
1958 – Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
1988 – Australia unveils 1st platinum coin (Koala)
2004 – The rowing program at the Athens Olympics ends with the United States winning the men’s eights, and Romania taking the gold in the women’s eights