1620 - English language newspaper "Namloos" begins publishing in Amsterdam
1682 - Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury flees to Amsterdam following the failure of his plots to prevent a Catholic succession should King Charles II die
1804 - General Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned Emperor of the French at the Notre Dame de Paris in a ceremony officiated by Pope Pius VII
1907 - Association of Football Players' and Trainers' Union (English Professional Football Players' Association) is formed by Charlie Roberts and Billy Meredith in Manchester, England
1959 - Malpasset dam collapses destroying French Riviera town of Frejus
1969 - Two years after doubling its size from six to 12, the NHL announces 2 new teams would be joining the League the following year; Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks
1987 - Chicago City Council elects Eugene Sawyer acting mayor
1987 - "334" club forms as 334 brave Devil fans journey through 20" of snow to attend New Jersey Devils 7-5 NHL victory over Calgary at Meadowlands
2018 - Trade war truce agreed between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at G-20 meeting in Argentina
2018 - Israeli police recommend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife be charged with fraud and bribery
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