1598 - Spanish King Philip II receives sacraments
1772 - Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa forms in California
1875 - A murder conviction effectively forces the violent Irish anti-owner coal miners, the "Molly Maguires", to disband
1911 - M Fourny sets world aircraft distance record of 720 km
1914 - Lord Kitchener arrives in Paris
1916 - Bulgaria declares war on Romania
1932 - NYC Mayor James J "Gentleman Jimmy" Walker resigns (graft charges)
1965 - Indo-Pakistani conflict - Pakistani counter-attack (Operation Grand Slam,)
1982 - Mexico President Lopez Portillo nationalizes banks
1999 - Ex-Pittsburgh Penguins star Mario Lemieux is approved as new owner of the struggling franchise; Penguins become first club in pro sports history to be owned by a former member of the team
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