1900 – France proclaims a protectorate over Chad
1939 – J. B. M. Hertzog resigns as South African Prime Minister after losing a vote in parliament on neutrality in WWII
1944 – “Mad Tuesday” 65,000 Dutch nazi collaborators flee to Germany
1949 – 69th U.S. Men’s National Championship: Pancho Gonzales beats Ted Schroeder (16-18, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4)
1951 – US National Men’s Tennis Championship: Australian Frank Sedgman beats Vic Seixas of the United States 6-4, 6-1, 6-1
1952 – General Carlos Ibáñez elected president of Chile
1959 – Wash Senator Jim Lemon is 7th to get 6 RBIs in an inning (3rd)
1991 – 8th MTV Video Music Awards: REM wins
1995 – Cal Ripken Jr ties Gehrig’s record of playing in 2,130 straight games
2005 – Mandala Airlines Flight 091 crashes into a heavily-populated residential of Sumatra, Indonesia, killing 104 people on board and at least 39 persons on ground.