1140 – French scholar Peter Abelard is found guilty of heresy
1896 – British naval officer David Beatty is seconded to the Egyptian government and appointed second in command of the river flotilla
1907 – Centro Escolar University is established by Librada Avelino and Carmen de Luna in Manila, Philippines
1925 – Baseball player Eddie Collins becomes the 6th to get 3,000 hits
1925 – Goodyear airship “Pilgrim” is the first to have an enclosed cabin
1944 – Nazis pull out of Rome
1944 – Generals Giraud and de Gaulle reach agreement on constitution
1963 – A Northwest Airlines DC-7 crashes in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia, killing 101
1967 – French Championships Women’s Tennis: Local favourite Françoise Dürr beats Lesley Turner of Australia, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
2021 – Devon Conway becomes 7th batsman in cricket history to score a double century in his Test debut; run out for 200 for New Zealand in 1st Test against England at Lord’s