1860 – Comanche, Iowa, completely destroyed by one of a series of tornadoes
1876 – Lacrosse introduced in Britain and Canada
1950 – French expedition reaches top of Himalayan peak of Annapurna in Nepal
1977 – Baltimore Orioles pull their 6th triple play (9-6-4-6-6 vs KC Royals)
1985 – Brewers draft B J Surhoff #1
1995 – 1st Blockbuster Entertainment Awards held at Pantages Theatre, Hollywood
2012 – Plane crash in Lagos, Nigeria, kills all 152 passengers and 40 people on the ground
2014 – Dove Cameron releases single “Count Me In”
2017 – Largest-ever exhibition of works by Piet Mondrian opens at the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague, Netherlands to mark centenary of De Stijl movement
2019 – Jay-Z named the world’s first billionaire rapper by Forbes magazine
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