1746 – Duke of Cumberland’s troops occupy Aberdeen
1867 – British North America Act is passed in the House of Commons, serves as Canada’s constitution for more than 100 years
1924 – Coal mine explosion kills 171 at Castle Gate, Utah
1965 – First US combat forces arrive in Vietnam, on the beaches of Da Nang
1973 – Eisenhower Tunnel, world’s highest and US longest, opens
1978 – The first-ever radio episode of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams, is transmitted on BBC Radio 4.
1981 – Dennis Lillee ct by Qld 12th man Dennis Lillie in Shield game
1987 – FBI apprehends most wanted Claude L Dallas, Jr in California
1992 – Judy Dickinson wins LPGA Inamori Golf Classic
2017 – FC Barcelona in a great comeback become 1st team to overturn 4-0 deficit beating St-Germain 6-5 in return game to reach the Champions League quarter finals