1814 – Cape of Good Hope formally ceded to British by the Dutch
1876 – The Bayreuth Festspielhaus opens with the first complete performance of Richard Wagner’s Ring Cycle
1958 – Indians’ right fielder Rocky Colavito makes his pitching debut, hurling 3 hitless innings, Detroit 3, Cleveland 2
1963 – US Customs agents confiscate 21 gold coins from Witte Museum, San Antonio, Texas
1980 – Suriname president Johan Ferrier ousted
1984 – Morocco and Libya sign “Arabic-African Union” treaty
1988 – Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit opens
1995 – 77th PGA Championship: Steve Elkington shoots a 267 at Riviera Calif
1996 – Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 3.0
2004 – Hurricane Charley, a Category 4 storm, strikes Punta Gorda, Florida and devastates the surrounding area.
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