1802 – Naturalists Alexander von Humboldt and Aimé Bonpland reach Quito, Ecuador
1842 – 4,500 British and Indian troops leave Kabul, massacred before reaching India
1870 – Inauguration of the Musikverein concert hall in Vienna, Austria; designed by Danish architect Theophil Hansen for the Society of Friends of Music in Vienna, built on land provided by Emperor Franz Joseph I
1922 – -13] Conference of Cannes concerning German retribution payments
1950 – Britain recognizes Communist government of China
1969 – WLIW TV channel 21 in Garden City, NY (PBS) begins broadcasting
1975 – TV game show “Wheel of Fortune” debuts on NBC
1980 – AFC Championship, Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Houston Oilers, 27-13