475 – Byzantine Emperor Basiliscus issues a circular letter (Enkyklikon) to the bishops of his empire, supporting the Monophysite christological position.
1474 – Breisach land guardian Peter von Hagenbach throws out Walloon and Italians
1621 – Spain and Netherlands 12 Year Resistant Pact ends
1914 – US President W Wilson refuses to recognize Huerta as President of Mexico on the ground that he has not been elected by the people
1928 – Turkey passes separation of church and state
1945 – World War II: The Battle of Königsberg, East Prussia, ends.
1963 – Winston Churchill becomes 1st honorary US citizen
1976 – “All the President’s Men”, directed by Alan J. Pakula, based on the novel by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward detailing their Watergate investigation, starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford, is released
1986 – “Dallas” announces it will revive killed Bobby Ewing character
2002 – Funeral of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother at Westminster Abbey UK. More than a million people line the streets