1692 – Sarah Good, American woman accused of witchcraft (b. 1653) dies.
1814 – Samuel Colt, American businessman, founded the Colt's Manufacturing Company (d. 1862) is born.
1845 – Great New York City Fire of 1845: The last great fire to affect Manhattan began early in the morning and was subdued that afternoon. The fire killed 4 firefighters, 26 civilians, and destroyed 345 buildings.
1848 – Women's rights: A two-day Women's Rights Convention opens in Seneca Falls, New York.
1860 – Lizzie Borden, American accused murderer (d. 1927) is born.
1863 – American Civil War: Morgan's Raid: At Buffington Island in Ohio, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan's raid into the north is mostly thwarted when a large group of his men are captured while trying to escape across the Ohio River.
1894 – Percy Spencer, American physicist and inventor of the microwave oven (d. 1969) is born.
1922 – George McGovern, American lieutenant, historian, and politician (d. 2012) is born.
1963 – Joe Walker flies a North American X-15 to a record altitude of 106,010 meters (347,800 feet) on X-15 Flight 90. Exceeding an altitude of 100 km, this flight qualifies as a human spaceflight under international convention.
1976 – Benedict Cumberbatch, English actor is born.
1981 – In a private meeting with U.S. President Ronald Reagan, French Prime Minister François Mitterrand reveals the existence of the Farewell Dossier, a collection of documents showing that the Soviets had been stealing American technological research and development.
1983 – The first three-dimensional reconstruction of a human head in a CT is published.
1989 – United Airlines Flight 232 crashes in Sioux City, Iowa killing 111.
2014 – James Garner, American actor (b. 1928) dies.
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