1138 – Conrad II von Hohenstaufen re-elected German king
1621 – John Pieterszoon Coen’s troops land on Lontor, East Indies
1696 – English King William III departs Netherlands
1872 – -8°F (-22°C) in Boston, Massachusetts
1896 – W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan’s 14th and final comic opera together “The Grand Duke” premieres at the Savoy Theatre, London
1929 – First nonstop flight made from America to Asia across the Bering Strait (Nome to North Cape) by Noel Wien and Calvin Cripe for Wien Air Alaska
1951 – Lillian Hellman’s play “Autumn Garden” premieres on Broadway in NYC
1970 – Ladies’ Figure Skating Champ in Ljubljana won by Gabriele Seyfert (GDR)
1981 – 28th ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament: North Carolina beats Maryland, 61-60
1994 – ANC chief Nelson Mandela rejects demand by white right-wingers for separate homeland in South Africa
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