1526 – Heavy storm strikes Dutch coast, many die
1672 – Isaac Newton reads 1st optics paper before Royal Society in London
1887 – The Dawes Act authorizes the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into individual allotments. Those who accepted allotments and lived separately from the tribe were granted United States citizenship.
1934 – Export-Import Bank organizes in Washington, D.C.
1945 – Allied air attack on Goch, Kleef, Kalkar and Reichswald
1983 – Wayne Gretzky sets NHL all star record of 4 goals in 1 period
1983 – Ariel Sharon resigns from Israeli government after an inquiry shows he was indirectly responsible for the killings of hundreds of people in 1982
1994 – Kapil Dev sets world record for Test Cricket wickets with 432
1996 – NFL and Cleveland allows Art Modell to move his NFL franchise to Balt but he had to leave the Browns’ name behind
1996 – The massive Internet collaboration “24 Hours in Cyberspace” takes place