- 1690 The musical instrument, the clarinet, is invented in Nuremberg, Germany
Mozart's "Dissonance Quartet"
1785 Wolfgang Mozart completes his String Quartet No. 19 in C ("Dissonance quartet"), the last of six quartet set dedicated to Joseph Haydn (Op. 10/6, K. 465)
- 1794 Dr. Jesse Bennett performs the first successful cesarean section in the United States on his wife, Elizabeth, delivering a baby girl at their home in Edom, Virginia
- 1897 Cerro Aconcagua mountain in Argentina, 6,960 m (22,834 ft), is first climbed by a European expedition led by British mountaineer Edward FitzGerald
- 1952 "Today Show" premieres with Dave Garroway & Jack Lescoulie on NBC-TV
Tito Elected
1953 Yugoslavia elects its first president, Marshal Tito
The Bell Jar
1963 "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath is published by Heinemann in the UK, the author commits suicide a month later
Can't Help Thinking About Me
1966 David Bowie releases his 1st single "Can't Help Thinking About Me"
Margrethe II of Denmark
1972 Margrethe II of Denmark becomes the first Queen of Denmark since 1412
Aloha from Hawaii
1973 "Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite," an Elvis Presley concert broadcast live to Asia and Oceania and on delay to Europe and the US, becomes the most-watched broadcast by an individual entertainer
- 1974 World Football League is founded
Holiday
1984 Madonna debuts her single "Holiday" on American Bandstand televiison program
- 1994 The Duchess of Kent converts to Catholicism, the first member of the Royal Family to do so in more than 300 years
- 1998 100th episode of "Ellen" airs
Love Don't Cost A Thing
2001 Jennifer Lopez scores her first UK No.1 single with 'Love Don't Cost A Thing'
- 2004 The national flag of Georgia, the so-called "five cross flag" restored to official use after a hiatus of some 500 years
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