1889 – Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Gondoliers” premieres in London
1916 – David Lloyd George replaces resigning H. H. Asquith as British Prime Minister
1939 – Lou Gehrig, 36, is elected to Baseball’s Hall of Fame
1941 – Nacht and Nebel Erlass, resistance fighter sent to concentration camps
1956 – Helen O’Connell joins Today Show panel
1959 – “Saratoga” opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 80 performances
1973 – Orioles sell pitcher Eddie Watt to the Phillies
1980 – Senior PGA Championship Men’s Golf, Turnberry Isle CC: Arnold Palmer wins with a birdie on the 1st playoff hole against Paul Harney
2016 – 6.5 earthquake in Aceh province, Indonesia kills at least 97 people
2018 – Former Italy national football coach Cesare Prandelli is appointed manager of Serie A club Genoa CFC replacing Ivan Juric; first time in history all 20 Serie A managers are all Italian