1327 – King Alfonso IV of Aragon crowned
1922 – Allies deliberate over German mark
1953 – Pakistan becomes islamic republic
1954 – Charles Diggs Jr is elected Michigan’s 1st black congressman to the House of Representatives
1954 – Strom Thurmond is the 1st senator elected by write-in vote (South Carolina)
1983 – Abp Hickey conducts papal investigation of Abp Hunthausen, Seattle
1987 – Entertainer Lola Falona is diagnosed with multiple schlerosis
1993 – First commemorative bricks are laid at Bob Feller Memorial
2012 – Breeders’ Cup Horse Racing, Santa Anita Racetrack; Day 1 winners: Hightail, Calidoscopio, Flotilla, Beholder, Zagora, Royal Delta
2015 – Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull scraps Knights and Dames from Australia’s honours system