1510 – Portuguese forces under Afonso de Albuquerque abandon Goa after its former ruler Yusuf Adil Shah, the Muslim King of Bijapur reconquers the city
1842 – John Francis attempts to assassinate Queen Victoria
1896 – 1st car accident occurs, Henry Wells hits a cyclist in NYC
1943 – French general Charles De Gaulle arrives in Algiers
1954 – Hector Villa-Lobos’ “Odisseia de Uma Raca” premieres
1956 – US performs nuclear test at Enwetak (atmospheric tests)
1959 – Iraq withdraws from the Baghdad Pact (Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, and the United Kingdom)
1964 – “Beyond the Fringe” closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 673 performances
1979 – Percom Data Company Inc release Microdos for Radio Shack’s TRS-80
1984 – 28th European Cup: Liverpool beats Roma (1-1, 4-2 on penalties) at Rome