1746 – Flora MacDonald helps Bonnie Prince Charlie, disguised as Betty Burke an Irish maid, evade capture by landing him on the Isle of Skye
1922 – Newberry Medal 1st presented for kids literature (Hendrik Van Loon)
1956 – Indians trailing Orioles 9-1 come back to win 12-11 in 11 innings
1960 – Oil pipe line from Rotterdam-Ruhrgebied opens
1966 – Dark Shadows, American Gothic soap opera, premieres on ABC-TV
1986 – South African Journalist and founder of the ‘New Nation’ newspaper, Zwelakhe Sisulu is abducted; he was released 721 days later on 2 December 1988
1988 – Reds bat out of order against Padres in 1st inning
1995 – Holland’s debut in English domestic comp (v Northants, NatWest)
2007 – The Brazilian Military Police invades the favelas of Complexo do Alemão in an episode which is remembered as the Complexo do Alemão massacre.
2008 – Bill Gates steps down as Chairman of Microsoft Corporation to work full time for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.