1598 – Seven Year War: Battle of Noryang Point – The final battle of the Seven Year War is fought between the Korean and Japanese navies, resulting in a decisive Korean victory.
1659 – General Monck demands free parliamentary election in Scotland
1850 – Ships the Charlotte-Jane and the Randolph bring the first of the Canterbury Pilgrims to Lyttelton, New Zealand
1905 – “Variety” covering all phases of show business, 1st published
1924 – Noel Coward’s “Vortex” premieres in London
1962 – David Lean’s film “Lawrence of Arabia”, based on life of T. E. Lawrence premieres, starring Peter O’Toole (Best Picture 1963)
1967 – Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Phila 76ers scores 68 points vs Chicago
1979 – 4 British Army soldiers are killed by a PIRA landmine near Dungannon, County Tyrone. Another British Army soldier was killed by a PIRA landmine near Forkill, County Armagh
1983 – Riverside, California; judge denies cerebral palsy victim Elizabeth Bouviato request to starve herself to death in a county hospital
1998 – Iraq disarmament crisis: Operation Desert Fox – the United States and United Kingdom bomb targets in Iraq.
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