1619 – Tsar Michail’s father Filaret becomes patriarch of Moscow
1861 – Tennessee becomes 11th (and last) state to secede from Union
1914 – King Peter I of Serbia names son Alexander the Prince-regent
1946 – 11.72″ (29.77 cm) of rainfall at Mellen, Wisconsin (state 24-hr record)
1956 – 2nd LPGA Championship won by Marlene Hagge
1960 – Geoff Griffin takes a hat-trick South Africa v England Lord’s
1961 – Iraq demands dominion over Kuwait
1968 – 14th LPGA Championship won by Sandra Post
1988 – Cleve pitcher Doug Jones sets record of 14 consecutive saves
1997 – USAF reports Roswell ‘space aliens’ were dummies