1298 – Rindfleisch Persecutions, 250 Jews killed in Rothenburg, Germany
1864 – Battle of Petersburg: Union forces begin digging tunnels under Confederate lines
1918 – Baku-Turkish communist party forms
1919 – Revolt of Spartacus in Hamburg
1966 – Beatles’ “Paperback Writer” single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks
1973 – Udo Beyer of East Germany puts the shot a record 20.47 m
1983 – “Evita” closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 1568 performances
1983 – Udo Beyer of East Germany sets record for shot put, 22.22 m
1989 – 1st US postmark dedicated to Lesbian and Gay Pride (Stonewall, NYC)
1996 – “Independence Day” directed by Roland Emmerich and starring Will Smith, Bill Pullman and Jeff Goldblum premieres in Westwood, California