1644 – First protestant ministry society in New England
1952 – Spain joins UNESCO
1977 – Libya drops diplomatic relations with Egypt
1984 – Liquid gas tank in Mexico City explodes; 334 die
1985 – In the largest civil verdict in US history, Pennzoil wins $10.53 billion judgement against Texaco
1995 – “School for Scandal” opens at Lyceum Theater NYC for 23 performances
1722 – Benjamin Chew, Chief Justice of colonial Pennsylvania (d. 1810)
1918 – Catherine Elizabeth Pennington, personal assistant
1933 – Jerry Sheindlin, American jurist; husband of Judith Sheindlin
1942 – Calvin Klein, fashion designer (Calvin Klein Jeans, CK), born in The Bronx, New York
1962 – Dodie Boy Peñalosa, Philippine boxer
1997 – Nathaniel Roy McCaughey, Iowa, septuplets (6)
1723 – Antoine Nompar de Caumont, French courtier and soldier (b. 1632)
1825 – Jan Vaclav Hugo Vorisek, composer, dies at 34
1908 – Albert Dietrich, composer, dies at 79
1923 – French Netscher, author/journalist (In 3rd Chamber), dies at 59
1931 – Frederic Cliffe, composer, dies at 74
1994 – Li Yuan Artist-chia, dies at 65