1875 – Electric dental drill is patented by George F Green
1922 – Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “Pastoral Symphony” premieres in London
1934 – Nazi Germany and Poland sign 10-year non-aggression treaty
1957 – Dutch Pacifist Socialist Party forms
1959 – Italy government of Fanfani resigns
1962 – Bishop Burke of Buffalo Catholic dioceses declares Chubby Checker’s “The Twist” to be impure and bans it from all Catholic schools
1978 – Strikers riot in Tunisia, killing about 40
1979 – Music Center Vredenburg opens in Utrecht Neth
1988 – Australian 200th anniversary parade of tall ships in Sydney Harbour
2008 – Australian Open Women’s Tennis: Russian Maria Sharapova wins her first and only Australian title; beats Ana Ivanović of Serbia 7-5, 6-3