1795 – Conseil of the Cinq-Cents (Council of 500), forms in Paris
1845 – 1st baseball team, NY Knickerbockers organize, adopt rule code
1846 – Johann Gottfried Galle and Heinrich d’Arrest find Neptune
1868 – British Open Men’s Golf, Prestwick GC: Tom Morris Jr. beats his father, Tom Morris Sr. by 3 strokes; at 17 young Morris remains youngest Open champion
1972 – Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos announces state of emergency and declares martial law
1973 – Argentine General Elections – former Argentine President Juan Perón returns to power
1982 – “Doll’s Life” opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 5 performances
2012 – Scientists discover four genetically distinct types of breast cancer
2022 – US President Joe Biden awards British singer Elton John with National Humanities Medal
2022 – British PM Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng release “the mini-budget that broke Britain” containing largest tax cuts. Leads to an economic crisis and the downfall of both.