1658 – Battle of Dunes (Spanish-French War) fought
1689 – English Parliament guarantees freedom of religion for Protestants
1873 – Alexandra Palace opens on Queen Victoria’s 54th birthday with a grand celebration including concerts, recitals and fireworks
1921 – Bulhoek Massacre: police commissioner Colonel Theodore Truter leads 6 squadrons and artillery detachment against Israelite religious sect collected at annual gathering on land of leader Enoch Mgijima at Ntabalanga; 190 killed
1923 – Stanley Baldwin succeeds Andrew Bonar Law as British Prime Minister
1943 – Admiral Donitz stops U-boat in Atlantic Ocean
1954 – 1st rocket attains 150 mi (241 km) altitude, White Sands, New Mexico
1960 – 1 millionth Dutch telephone installed
1968 – Haiti closes down shortwave station 4VEH for 40 days
1988 – John Moschitta set record for fast talking: 586 words per minute