| 1660 | The Long Parliament of England was dissolved, after sitting for 20 years |
| 1802 | The US Military Academy was established at West Point, New York State. |
| 1872 | The Wanderers beat the Royal Engineers 1 - 0 in the first FA Cup Final, at Kennington Oval. |
| 1917 | On Western Front, German troops withdrew to the specially constructed 'Hindenburg Line' between Arras and Soissons. |
| 1926 | The first rocket fuelled by petrol and liquid oxygen was successfully launched by US physicist Robert Goddard. |
| 1973 | The new London Bridge was opened. |
| 1978 | Red Brigade terrorists kidnapped former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro. |
| 1993 | In Britain, Chancellor Norman Lamont announced the imposition of the Value Added Tax on domestic fuel. |
| 1996 | British boxer Frank Bruno lost his world heavyweight boxing title to the American Mike Tyson. |