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| 0660 | - | Traditional founding of Japan by Emperor Jimmu Tenno |
| 1575 | - | King Frederick of Denmark offers island of Hveen to Tycho Brahe |
| 1650 | - | "Rene Descartes - \""I think therefore I am\"" - dies" |
| 1854 | - | Major streets lit by coal gas for 1st time |
| 1868 | - | Leon Foucault discovers 1st physical proof of earth\s rotation - dies |
| 1929 | - | Vatican City (world\s Smallest Country) is made an enclave of Rome |
| 1936 | - | Pumping begins to build Treasure Island |
| 1937 | - | 44-day sit-down strike at General Motors in Flint - Mich. ends |
| 1958 | - | 1st flight with Negro stewardess - RC Taylor - Ithaca NY |
| 1960 | - | Jack Paar walks off his show |
| 1968 | - | Madison Square Garden III closes MSG IV opens |
| 1970 | - | Japan becomes 4th nation to put a satellite (Osumi) in orbit |
| 1978 | - | 25th hat trick in Islander history - Denis Potvin |
| 1984 | - | Tenth Space Shuttle Mission - Challenger 4 returns to Earth |
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