1700 – English explorer William Dampier is the first British person to visit the Pacific Island of New Britain, which he names
1922 – G B Shaw’s “Back to Methusaleh I/II” premieres in NYC
1933 – Jean Genet’s play “Intermezzo” premieres in Paris
1943 – The Rosenstrasse protest starts in Berlin
1964 – The government of Italy asks for help to keep the Leaning Tower of Pisa from toppling over.
1977 – Swedish pop group ABBA arrives in Australia for the first time, sparking “ABBA-mania”
1982 – Dan Issel (NBA-Nuggets), hits on 63rd consecutive free throw
1987 – “Washington Week In Review” 20th anniversary on PBS
1994 – Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas’ percussion revue “Stomp” opens at the Orpheum Theatre, NYC; runs for 11,475 performances
2014 – Arseniy Yatsenyuk appointed Prime Minister of Ukraine