1288 – Jews of Troyes France are accused of ritual murder
1910 – German Catholic youth movement Quickborn forms
1917 – NY Yankees left-handed pitcher George Mogridge no-hits Boston Red Sox, 2-1 at Fenway Park
1921 – First municipal elections for men and women in Belgium
1950 – Leonard Bernstein’s musical “Peter Pan”, starring Jean Arthur and Boris Karloff, opens at Imperial Theater, NYC; runs for 320 performances
1955 – Gaullists lose elections in France
1965 – “Comedy in Music-Opus 2” closes at John Golden NYC after 192 performances
1990 – Brian Friel’s stage drama “Dancing at Lughnasa” opens at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, Ireland; later wins Olivier Award, Tony Award, and Drama Desk Award for Best Play