1883 – 48th US Congress (1883-85) convenes
1908 – Edward Elgar’s 1st Symphony in A performed by the Hallé Orchestra conducted by Hans Richter, premieres in Manchester, England
1912 – Turkey, Serbia, Montenegro, Greece and Bulgaria sign weapons pact
1933 – As part of a famous MLB fire sale of players, Philadelphia A’s owner Connie Mack sells catcher Mickey Cochrane to Detroit for $100,000; Cochrane is immediately named Tigers manager
1946 – US government asks UN to order dictator Franco out of Spain
1958 – Indonesian parliament accepts nationalisation of Dutch businesses
1961 – Dutchman Anton Geesink becomes 1st non-Japanese judo world champion
1962 – Pravda criticizes western art
1966 – US performs underground nuclear test at Hattiesburg, Mississippi
1980 – NY Federal jury finds Reps Thompson D-NJ and Murphy, D-NY, guilty