1714 – King Karel XII leaves Turkish captivity to return to Sweden
1830 – Charles Grey, (2nd Earl Grey), became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
1831 – Opera “Robert Le Diable” is produced (Paris)
1917 – NHL forms with Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Maroons, Toronto Arenas, Ottawa Senators and Quebec Bulldogs; National Hockey Association disbands
1936 – 19th PGA Championship: Denny Shute at Pinehurst CC Pinehurst NC
1941 – British cruiser Devonshire sinks German auxiliary cruiser Atlantis
1943 – France officially recognises the independence of Lebanon, releasing the imprison Lebanese government
1955 – USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1974 – Test Cricket debut of Gordon Greenidge and Viv Richards, at Bangalore
1975 – Drummuckavall Ambush: 3 British Army soldiers are killed and one captured when the Provisional Irish Republican Army attack a watchtower in South Armagh, North Ireland
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