1612 – First observation of Neptune – Galileo observes and records a “fixed star” without realising it is a planet
1934 – Film “Bright Eyes” premieres starring Shirley Temple and featuring the song “On the Good Ship Lollipop”
1938 – Paul Gibb scores 106 on Test Cricket debut v South Africa
1963 – Davis Cup Men’s Tennis, Adelaide: American Chuck McKinley beats Australia’s John Newcombe 10-12, 6-2, 9-7, 6-2 in the deciding rubber to give US a thrilling 3-2 victory
1966 – 13 die in a train crash in Everett, Massachusetts
1972 – USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1986 – 75th Davis Cup: Australia beats Sweden in Melbourne (3-2), helped by Pat Davis ranked 412th in the world
1991 – Irene the Icon of Greek Orthodox church returns after being stolen
1993 – Dutch Antilles government of Yandi Paula forms
2015 – Japan and South Korea reach agreement over WWII “comfort women”, Japan apologies and pays 1bn yen compensation