1839 – Thomas Henderson measures 1st stellar parallax (Alpha Centauri)
1858 – Anson Jones, the last President of the Republic of Texas, commits suicide
1915 – Exposition (now Civic) Auditorium dedicated in San Francisco
1923 – Swaraj political party founded in India with Chittaranjan Das as president and Motilal Nehru its secretary
1941 – 6,000 Jews murdered in a pogrom in Bucharest, Romania
1951 – Washington Capitals NBA club folds
1953 – Korean ferryboat “Chang Tyong-Ho” sank off Pusan killing 249
1960 – Building of Aswan dam in Egypt, begins
1966 – Polish government denies exit visa to Cardinal Wyszynski revisionism
1976 – Bryan Trottier failed in 4th Islander penalty shot