1534 – Christian III is elected King of Denmark and Norway in the town of Rye
1708 – Battle of Holowczyn: Swedish King Charles XII defeats superior Russian force in surprising vctory
1836 – Wisconsin Territory forms
1838 – Iowa Territory is organised from Wisconsin Territory, lasting until 1846
1879 – Africaner Union forms by Rev SJ du Toit at Cape colony
1882 – Telegraph Hill Observatory opens in San Francisco
1908 – MLB New York Giants pitcher George “Hooks” Wiltse no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 1-0 in 10 inning; missed a perfect game by hitting one batter with a pitch (Polo Grounds, NYC)
1929 – AM radio station WOWO, Indiana’s transmitter burns down
1968 – Radio astronomy satellite Explorer 38 launched
2006 – Sri Lanka sets new ODI cricket record score 443-9 in a World Cup win over Netherlands in Amstelveen (Jayasuriya 157, Dilshan 117no)