1668 – Dutch Prince William III dances in premiere of “Ballet of Peace”
1836 – “Sketches by Boz” (essays) published by Charles Dickens
1904 – Baltimore catches fire (1500 buildings destroyed in 80 blocks)
1920 – Russian Imperial Navy Admiral Kolchak, leader of anti-communist “White Movement” executed by Bolshevik firing squad in Irkutsk, Russian SFSR
1974 – Grenada gains independence from Britain (National Day)
1987 – US male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano
1993 – NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: AFC beats NFC, 23-20; MVP: Steve Tasker, Buffalo Bills, WR
1995 – Bluegrass and country musician Alison Krauss releases her compilation album “Now that I’ve Found You”
2005 – Britain’s Ellen MacArthur becomes the fastest person to sail solo around the world, taking 71 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes 33 seconds
2019 – Measles cases in Europe highest in a decade, tripling in a year to 82,596 according to WHO