767 – St Paul I ends his reign as Catholic Pope
1519 – King Carlos I is elected Holy Roman Emperor Charles V
1897 – Marquis C. de Bonchamps’ expedition reaches Gore, Ethiopia
1922 – The Irish Civil War starts when Irish Free State forces attack anti-treaty republicans in Dublin
1924 – Tornado strikes Sandusky and Lorain, Ohio, killing 93
1996 – The Constitution of Ukraine is signed into law.
2000 – Cuban exile Elián González returns to Cuba following a Supreme Court order.
2011 – Christine Lagarde becomes the 1st women to be elected head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)