1491 – Opening ceremony of Daitokuji’s Shinju at subtemple
1801 – Battle at Algeciras: French fleet beats British
1892 – Jose Rizal forms La Liga Filipina in Manila
1898 – US Senate agrees to annex Hawaii
1961 – Portuguese ship explodes near Mozambique, kills 300
1965 – Rock group “Jefferson Airplane” forms
1971 – Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda sworn in as President for Life of Malawi
1985 – Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Martina Navratilova beats Chris Evert 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 for her 6th Wimbledon singles title
2009 – Jadranka Kosor became first female prime minister of Croatia
2019 – Super Rugby Final, Christchurch: Canterbury Crusaders win their 10th title with a 19-3 win over Argentina’s Jaguares