1831 – Ioannis Kapodistrias, first Head of State of modern Greece, assassinated in Nafplion
1899 – South Africa President Kruger routes British authorities ultimatum
1941 – US President Franklin D. Roosevelt approves an atomic program that would become the Manhattan Project
1963 – Hurricane Flora ravages Cuba and Haiti, kills 6,000
1965 – Beatles’ “Yesterday” single goes #1 and stays #1 for 4 weeks
1974 – Washington Capitals 1st NHL game, losing 6-3 to NY Rangers at Madison Square Garden; start of a 37 game road losing streak for Washington
1976 – Test Cricket debut of Javed Miandad (Pakistan), scores 163 on 1st day
1986 – Stage musical “Phantom of the Opera” premieres in London, written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and starring Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman; runs for 13,629 performances
1987 – Japanese bank buys “Lady McGill” stamp for $1,100,000
1989 – 27th Tennis Fed Cup: USA beats Spain in Tokyo Japan (3-0)