1665 – English King Charles II declares war on Netherlands
1824 – The “National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck” founded in the United Kingdom, later to be renamed The Royal National Lifeboat Institution in 1858.
1918 – Terek Autonomous Republic established in RSFSR (until 1921)
1925 – Swain’s Island, a remote coral atoll, is annexed by the United States and incorporated into American Samoa
1962 – AEC announces 1st atomic power plant in Antarctica in operation
1973 – 15th Grammy Awards: 1st Time Ever I Saw Your Face, America
2001 – Hintze Ribeiro disaster, a bridge collapses in northern Portugal, killing up to 70 people
2002 – Canada bans human embryo cloning but permits government-funded scientists to use embryos leftover from fertility treatments or abortions