1950 – Jackie Robinson signs highest contract ($35,000) in Dodger history
1960 – Algeria uprises against French President de Gaulle
1962 – Retail entrepreneur Brian Epstein signs a 5-year management contract with the Beatles
1964 – Dutch comic strip “Eric de Noorman” by Hans G. Kresse ends
1981 – Islanders scored 5 power play goals against Nordiques
1990 – Japanese MUSES-A (Hiten) launched towards moon
2011 – “21” second studio album by Adele is released (Grammy Award for Album of the Year 2012, Brit Award for British Album of the Year, 2011 Billboard Album of the Year)
2022 – 19 die in a fight and a fire at a nightclub in Sorong city, West Papua, Indonesia