1588 – Pope Sixtus V decrees “Immense aeterni” (Reformed curia)
1771 – Spain cedes Falkland Islands to Britain
1816 – Lord Byron completes poems “Parisina” and “Siege of Corinth”
1837 – Earthquake in southern Syria kills thousands
1905 – In St Petersburg, Russia, a large demonstration of workers led by Father Gapon, march to the Winter Palace with a petition to the Tsar; troops fire on protesters in what becomes known as ‘Bloody Sunday’
1956 – 30 people die in a train crash in Los Angeles
1957 – Mad Bomber (George P Metesky) accused of 30 explosions, arrested
1970 – Test debut of Barry Richards, South Africa v Australia, Cape Town
1980 – PGA begins a senior golf tour
1987 – Blizzard in NJ, as 334 attend Devils-Flame NHL game, NJ wins 7-5