1805 – 1st edition of Batavian State Courier published
1933 – 1st airplane to exceed 300 mph (483 kph), JR Wendell, Glenview, Il
1933 – Coup on Cuban president De Cespedes by Fulgencio Batista
1948 – Queen Wilhelmina abdicates Dutch throne
1965 – Rock group Who’s van is vandalized with $10,000 in equipment stolen
1976 – Palestinians hijack KLM DC-9 to Cyprus
1980 – Yes performs its last concert (Madison Square Garden)
1983 – Californian skier Scott Michael Pellaton sets barefoot waterski speed record; 119.36 mph
2010 – Canterbury earthquake: a 7.1 magnitude earthquake which struck the South Island of New Zealand at 4:35 am causing widespread damage and several power outages.
2014 – Monsoon rains begin and cause flooding over a sustained period that kills over 400 people in India and Pakistan