1711 – John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, fired as English army commander
1944 – 48 people die in a train accident in Ogden, Utah
1946 – French troops leave Lebanon
1949 – 18 countries recognize Republic Indonesia
1966 – Toboggan Chutes begin operation in Cleveland Metroparks
1968 – 1st supersonic airliner flown (Russian TU-144)
1974 – Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks join Fleetwood Mac
1980 – A Jewish owned hotel in Nairobi Kenya is bombed killing 18
1990 – United Somali Congress seizes Presidential Palace
2007 – Bocaue Fire. Seven people injured when a fire razed several fireworks stores in the Municipality of Bocaue, Bulacan, Philippines.