1772 – 1st Partition of Poland is ratified by Austria, Prussia and Russia
1912 – Philadelphia second baseman Eddie Collins becomes only player in MLB history to steal 6 bases in one game for a second time as A’s beat St. Louis Browns, 8-2
1922 – US Congress passes the Cable Act, under which an American women who marries an ‘alien’ will not lose citizenship; neither will a women marrying an American automatically become a citizen
1931 – Coalition Government forms in New Zealand to combat the Depression (their lack of success led to the election of the First Labour Government in 1935)
1941 – British signal officer Bill Hudson lands in Montenegro
1957 – Duke Snider’s 39th and 40th home runs are last hit at Ebbets Field
1966 – Surveyor 2 crashes on the Moon, and all contact with it is lost
1977 – Preston Jones’ “Texas Trilogy” premieres in NYC
1983 – The Everly Brothers reunite after 10 years apart in concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London
1991 – Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula records his 300th career NFL victory