1796 – English country doctor Edward Jenner administers his revolutionary cowpox-based vaccine for smallpox in Berkeley, Gloucestershire
1832 – Felix Mendelssohn’s concert overture “Hebrides” premieres in London, England
1879 – The first group of 463 Indian indentured labourers arrive in Fiji aboard the Leonidas
1894 – Fire in Boston bleachers spreads to 170 adjoining buildings
1918 – Sunday baseball is made legal in Washington, D.C.
1942 – World premiere performance of Aaron Copland’s “Lincoln Portrait” with: Andre Kostelanetz conducting the Cincinnati Symphony in Cincinnati, Ohio
1957 – Bob Merrill’s musical “New Girl in Town”, starring Gwen Verdon and Thelma Ritter, opens at 46th St Theater, NYC; runs for 432 performances and wins 2 Tony Awards
2000 – 46th British Academy Television Awards: “The League of Gentlemen” Best Comedy, “The Cops” Best Drama
2010 – The 51,700 seat Aviva Stadium is officially opened on the site of the famous old Lansdowne Road Stadium in Dublin by Irish Prime Minister, Brian Cowan
2018 – United States moves its Israeli embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem
