1215 – English barons serve an ultimatum on King John which eventually leads to the creation and signing of the Magna Carta
1891 – Riot against tax increase in Paramaribo, Suriname
1908 – George Bernard Shaw’s play “Getting Married” premieres in London
1948 – Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands abdicates due to ill health
1956 – Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Carl Erskine’s throws 2nd career no-hitter, beats NY Giants, 3-0, at Ebbetts Field in Brooklyn, NYC
1965 – Israel and West Germany establish diplomatic relations with an exchange of letters
1989 – Retired British pilot Jack Mann is kidnapped by Islamic fundamentalists
1997 – Russia and Chechnya sign peace deal after 400 years of conflict
2001 – 46th Eurovision Song Contest: Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL for Estonia wins singing “Everybody” in Copenhagen
2008 – Wenchuan earthquake, measuring 7.8 in magnitude occurs in Sichuan, China, killing over 87,000, injuring 374,643 and leaving homeless between 4.8 million and 11 million people
