1926 – St Louis Browns acquire catcher Wally Schang from NY Yankees
1935 – 1st election to allow women to vote in Turkey
1948 – Nils Karlsson wins the 50k cross country gold medal at the St. Moritz Winter Olympics; Swedish skiers win all 3 cross-country events at the Games
1961 – “Jail, No Bail” Jail-in movement starts in Rock Hill, South Carolina
1970 – Graeme Pollock completes 274 v Australia at Durban
1971 – Bernard Watt (28), a Catholic civilian, is shot and killed by the British Army (BA) during street disturbances in Ardoyne, Belfast
1971 – 1st time a golf ball is hit on Moon (by Alan Shepard)
1974 – Dutch speed limit set at 100km due to oil crisis
2012 – Laureus World Sports Awards, Central Hall Westminster, London, England: Sportsman: Novak Đoković; Sportswoman: Vivian Cheruiyot; Team: FC Barcelona
2018 – Maldives President Abdulla Yameen declares state of emergency ordering arrest of two judges