1693-Mt. Etna erupts, Sicily
1709 Colley Cibber's "Rival Fools" premieres in London
1922-Insulin 1st used to treat diabetes (Leonard Thompson, 14, of Canada)
1940-Sergei Prokofiev's ballet Romeo & Juliet premieres in Leningrad
1942- Japan conquers Kuala Lumpur, Malaya
1943-US & Britain relinquish extraterritorial rights in China
1944-Crakow-Plaszow Concentration Camp established
1949-Snowfall first recorded in Los Angeles
1962-Mandela leaves South Africa, travels to Ethiopia, Algeria & England
1963-First discotheque opens, The Whiskey-a-go-go in Los Angeles CA
1964-Panama ends diplomatic relations with U.S.
1977-France releases Abu Daoud, a Palestinian suspected of involvement in the massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics
1980-Debut of the Pretenders
1981-Palau adopts constitution
1988-USSR announces it will participate in the Seoul Summer Olympics
1990-200,000 demand return of Lithuania's independence
1991-Congress empowers Bush to order attack on Iraq
1991-Soviets storm buildings in Vilnius to block Lithuania independence
1992-US female Figure Skating championship won by Kristi Yamaguchi
1994-Irish government announces end of a 20-year broadcasting ban on IRA
1995-DC-9 crashes near Maria La Baya, Colombia 51 die, 9 yr old girl lives
1997-Telstar 401 Satellite Fails