1817 – Gioachino Rossini’s opera “La Cenerentola” (Cinderella) premieres in Rome
1854 – Aleksandr Ostrovsky’s play “Bednost ne Porok” premieres in Moscow
1882 – Bilu, a Russian Zionist organization, forms
1890 – United Mine Workers of America forms
1894 – In his only successful title defence, James J Corbett KOs English champion Charley Mitchell in 3 rounds at the Duvall Athletic Club, Jacksonville, Florida for the world heavyweight boxing title
1981 – Mao’s widow Jiang Qing sentenced to death
1988 – Ramsewak Shankar sworn in as President of Suriname
1990 – Avianca Flight 52, runs out of fuel and crashes in Cove Neck NY, 73 die
2017 – Kisenosato becomes the 1st Japanese home-grown sumo champion since 1998 when he is made yokozuna, 72nd Grand Champion
2018 – Doomsday clock moved by 30 seconds to 2 minutes to midnight by Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, closest since 1950s