1900 – Retired London fire master Eyre Massey Shaw aged 70 reputedly becomes oldest gold medalist in Olympics for sailing (disputed)
1915 – A British Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street on the failure of the Dardanelles offensive sacks Lord Kitchener as head of munitions and Winston Churchill as Lord of the Admiralty
1943 – Agnes Moorehead appears in “Sorry, Wrong Number” on the radio program “Suspense”, her most successful appearance
1964 – Frank Gilroy’s dramatic play “The Subject Was Roses”, starring Jack Albertson and Martin Sheen, opens at Royale Theatre, NYC; runs for 832 performances; wins Pulitzer Prize, and 2 Tony Awards
1966 – Peru and Argentina soccer fans fight in Lima; 248 die
1966 – “Au Hasard Balthazar”, French film directed by Robert Bresson, starring Anne Wiazemsky and François Lafarge, is released
1970 – 3rd ABA Championship: Indiana Pacers beat LA Stars, 4 games to 2
1972 – Heavyweight Joe Frazier KOs Ron Stander
1982 – Iranian troops reconquer Khorramshar
2011 – Oprah Winfrey airs her last show, ending her twenty five year run of The Oprah Winfrey Show
