1715 – Pro-James III-uprising in Scotland
1870 – Ship sinks in Gulf of Biscay; 483 die
1913 – Hamilton Alerts apply for ORFU reinstatement, taking the name Hamilton Rowing Club
1930 – Brooklyn Dodgers beat Phillies 22-8
1946 – Terence Rattigan’s “The Winslow Boy” premieres in London
1952 – Canadian TV begins in Montreal
1982 – Polish dissidents seize Polish Embassy in Bern, Switzerland
1987 – Saskatchewan’s Dave Ridgway kicks a CFL-record 60-yard field goal
1990 – 7th MTV Video Music Awards: Sinead O’Connor wins
2018 – World Surf League announces from 2019 there would be equal prize money for men and women across elite tour events; first US-based global sports league with gender pay parity