1844 – Spain grants Dominican Republic independence
1865 – Maastricht-Venlo railway opens in Netherlands
1955 – Ryder Cup Golf, Thunderbird Ranch and CC: US wins 8-4; Chick Harbert captains Americans to 7th consecutive event victory
1958 – Belgium government of Eyskens and Lilar forms
1968 – The film “Head” starring the Monkees opens in New York.
1971 – “Great Harp” closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 7 performances
1973 – James Bond film “Man With the Golden Gun” starring Roger Moore begins filming
1994 – Emomali Rachmonov recognized as president of Tadzjikistan
1999 – Australians vote to keep the British monarch as their head of state in the Australian republic referendum.
2013 – 15 people are killed after a suicide bombing in Baghdad, Iraq