1802 – French Protestant church becomes state-supported and -controlled
1913 – China’s National Assembly opens in Peking, the first free democratic parliament in Chinese history
1945 – 1945 NFL Draft: Charley Trippi from University of Georgia first pick by Chicago Cardinals
1965 – India and Pakistan forces engage in a border fight
1975 – 47th Academy Awards: “The Godfather Part II”, Ellen Burstyn and Art Carney win
1989 – Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo is arrested in Mexico and charged with kidnapping, murder of DEA agent Enrique Camarena, drug trafficking and other crimes
1994 – MLB outfielder Darryl Strawberry enters Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California for substance abuse rehabilitation
1994 – Atlanta Brave Kent Mercker no-hits Dodgers, 6-0
2006 – 159th Grand National: 11–1 Irish shot Numbersixvalverde, ridden by Niall Madden wins by 6 lengths from defending champion Hedgehunter
2013 – 163 people are killed and 50,000 are displaced after tribal violence erupts in Darfur, Sudan