1515 – Conquistador Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar founds Havana in modern day Cuba, on the southern coast of the island. Moved to its current location in 1519.
1894 – -26] Balinese troops assault Dutch army, 97 killed
1912 – The Kuomintang, the Chinese nationalist party, is founded.
1932 – Amelia Earhart completes transcontinental flight
1962 – 23rd Venice Film Festival: “Family Diary” directed by Valerio Zurlini and “Ivan’s Childhood” directed by Andrei Tarkovsky jointly awarded Golden Lion
1976 – Yanks beat Twins 5-4 in 19 innings
1979 – California Angels trounce Toronto Blue Jays, 24-2
1984 – USSR performs underground nuclear test
1988 – Challenger Center opens its classroom doors in Houston
2003 – The Tli Cho land claims agreement is signed between the Dogrib First Nations and the Canadian federal government in Rae-Edzo (now called Behchoko).