1866 – Jesse James’ gang robs bank in Lexington, Missouri ($2000)
1888 – John J. Loud patents the ballpoint pen
1894 – Daniel Cooper patents the time clock
1956 – Dodgers sell Ebbets Field to a real estate group; they agree to stay until 1959, with an option to stay until 1961
1970 – Northern Ireland Prime Minister James Chichester-Clark meets with British Home Secretary Reginald Maulling to discuss matters related to reforms and security
1975 – King Juan Carlos I assumes power in Spain
1983 – The first democratic elections are held in Argentina after seven years of military rule
2011 – Czech tennis player Petra Kvitová beats Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 in the WTA Championship decider in Istanbul, Turkey
