1722 – Afghan monarch Mir Mahmud occupies Persia
1945 – “Kiss Me Kate” opens in Britain
1966 – “Golden Boy” closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 569 performances
1968 – Bill Graham’s New York rock venue Fillmore East opens in Manhattan
1973 – Paul and Linda McCartney are fined £100 for growing cannabis
1983 – House Foreign Affairs Com endorses nuclear weapons freeze with USSR
1986 – Japanese probe Suisei passes Halley’s Comet at 109,800 km
1986 – 27th SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament: Kentucky beats Alabama, 83-72
1989 – Roger Kingdom runs indoor world record 60m hurdles (7.37 secs)
1995 – Dutch Liberal Party wins Provincial-National elections