1268 – Conradin, the last legitimate male heir of the German Hohenstaufen dynasty of Kings and Holy Roman Emperors, is executed with Frederick I, Margrave of Baden by Charles I of Sicily
1508 – Gelderse troops occupies Kuinre
1833 – 1st US college fraternity to have a fraternity house founded
1923 – Textile strike against lower wages begins in Enschede, Netherlands
1941 – Cole Porter’s musical “Let’s Face It” opens at the Imperial Theatre, NYC; runs 547 performances
1974 – Law bans discrimination of sex or marital status in credit application
1987 – Thomas Hearns wins unprecedented 4th different weight boxing title
2008 – Delta Air Lines merges with Northwest Airlines, creating the world’s largest airline and reducing the number of US legacy carriers to 5.
2018 – World Scrabble Championship won for the fourth time by New Zealand Malaysian Nigel Richards with the word “groutier” (bad-tempered)
2020 – India records more than 8 million COVID-19 cases, the second country after the US, with a death toll of 120,527