1705 – Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon’s play “Idoménée” premieres in Paris
1911 – Sun Yat-sen elected 1st President of the Republic of China
1920 – Yugoslav government bans communist party
1922 – Dutch Constitution proclaimed
1933 – New York Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert refuses to release future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Babe Ruth to manage the Cincinnati Reds
1947 – Ship carrying Jewish immigrants driven away from Palestine
1967 – Star Trek’s “Trouble With Tribbles” 1st airs
1968 – Israeli commandos destroy 13 Lebanese airplanes
1993 – Todd Bridges arrested for transporting methamphetamine (speed)
1996 – “Dreams and Nightmares” closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC