1133 – Rome-Innocentius II crowns Lotharius III Roman-German emperor
1870 – 4th Belmont: W Dick aboard Kingfisher wins in 2:59.5
1928 – French Championships Men’s Tennis: Henri Cochet wins his 2nd of 4 home titles; beats countryman René Lacoste 5-7, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3
1932 – 64th Belmont: Tom Malley aboard Faireno wins in 2:32.8
1940 – Winston Churchill’s speech “We shall fight on the seas and oceans”
1962 – Lee Harvey Oswald departs Rotterdam on SS Maasdam to US
1986 – Jonathan Pollard, spy for Israel, pleads guilty in US court
1987 – American hurdler Edwin Moses’ 122 race winning streak which extends to nearly 10 years ends when he is beaten by countryman Danny Harris in Madrid, Spain
1990 – Dr Jack Kevorkian assists an Oregon woman to commit suicide, beginning a national debate over the right to die
2020 – Thousands ignore a recent ban and mark the anniversary of Tiananmen Square Massacre in Hong Kong