1499 – Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier (Brittany). Breton-French-Latin dictionary written in 1464 by Jehan Lagadeuc was first Breton and French dictionary
1530 – St Felix Flood ravages Dutch coast and destroys the city of Reimerswaal in the Netherlands
1862 – Battle at Barbee’s Crossroads, Virginia: 51 casualties
1882 – Bedřich Smetana’s “Má Vlast” premieres at Žofín Palace, Prague
1957 – Mrs Nellie McGrail wins $574,658 on a 2½ cent soccer pool ticket
1979 – Iran government of Bazargan resigns
1987 – “Into the Woods” opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 764 performances
1995 – André Dallaire attempts to assassinate Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien; he is thwarted when the PM’s wife locks the door.
1997 – 2 hours after Davey Johnson resigns he is named AL Manager of Year
2011 – Breeders’ Cup Horse Racing, Churchill Downs; Day 2 winners: Afleet Again, Wrote, Amazombie, Regally Ready, Caleb’s Posse, St Nicholas Abbey, Hansen, Court Vision, Drosselmeyer