1702 – The Daily Courant, England's first national daily newspaper is published for the first time.
1818 – Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's novel, Frankenstein; or The modern Prometheus, is published.
1851 – The first performance of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi takes place in Venice.
1861 – American Civil War: The Constitution of the Confederate States of America is adopted.
1873 – David Horsley, English-American director and producer, co-founded Universal Studios (d. 1933) is born.
1888 – The Great Blizzard of 1888 begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400.
1916 – USS Nevada (BB-36) is commissioned as the first US Navy "super-dreadnought".
1918 – The first case of Spanish flu occurs, the start of a devastating worldwide pandemic.
1927 – In New York City, Samuel Roxy Rothafel opens the Roxy Theatre.
1937 – Joseph S. Cullinan, American businessman, co-founded Texaco (b. 1860) dies.
1941 – World War II: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act into law, allowing American-built war supplies to be shipped to the Allies on loan.
1953 – Jimmy Iovine, American record producer and businessman, co-founded Interscope Records and Beats Electronics is born.
1955 – Oscar F. Mayer, German-American businessman, founded Oscar Mayer (b. 1859) dies.
1958 – Ole Kirk Christiansen, Danish businessman, founded The Lego Group (b. 1891) dies.
1977 – The 1977 Hanafi Siege: More than 130 hostages held in Washington, D.C., by Hanafi Muslims are set free after ambassadors from three Islamic nations join negotiations.
1999 – Infosys becomes the first Indian company listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange.
2012 – A U.S. soldier kills 16 civilians in the Panjwayi District of Afghanistan near Kandahar.
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