1866 – Netherlands government of Isaäc Dignus Fransen De Putte resigns
1887 – Emmanuel Chabrier’s opera “Le roi malgré lui” (King, in spite of himself) premieres at the Opéra-Comique in Paris; after 3 performances the theatre burns down
1918 – TNT explosion in chemical factory in Oakdale, Pennsylvania, kills 200 people
1929 – MLB record 50 runs for a doubleheader: Brooklyn Robins beat Philadelphia Phillies, 20-16 in first game, Phillies win 8-6 in nightcap, at the Baker Bowl in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1965 – Gene Roddenberry suggests 16 names for Star Trek Captain; they include Kirk
1971 – US President Richard Nixon rejects 60 demands of Congressional Black Caucus
1990 – TV movie “Return To Green Acres” airs
2024 – Bayer Leverkusen become the first Bundesliga team in history to finish a German league season unbeaten after a 2-1 win at home against Augsburg
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