1822 – Louis Pasteur, French chemist and microbiologist (d. 1895) is born.
1831 – Charles Darwin embarks on his journey aboard the HMS Beagle, during which he will begin to formulate his theory of evolution.
1845 – Ether anesthetic is used for childbirth for the first time by Dr. Crawford Long in Jefferson, Georgia.
1845 – Journalist John L. O'Sullivan, writing in his newspaper the New York Morning News, argues that the United States had the right to claim the entire Oregon Country "by the right of our manifest destiny".
1923 – Gustave Eiffel, French architect and engineer, co-designed the Eiffel Tower (b. 1832) dies.
1927 – Show Boat, considered to be the first true American musical play, opens at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Broadway.
1932 – Radio City Music Hall, "Showplace of the Nation", opens in New York City.
1945 – The International Monetary Fund is created with the signing of an agreement by 29 nations.
1958 – Harry Warner, Polish-American film producer, co-founded Warner Bros. (b. 1881) dies.
1968 – Apollo program: Apollo 8 splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, ending the first orbital manned mission to the Moon.
1997 – Protestant paramilitary leader Billy Wright is assassinated in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
2012 – Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., American general and engineer (b. 1934) dies.
2015 – Meadowlark Lemon, American basketball player and minister (b. 1932) dies.
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