1897-Possibly most severe quake in history strikes Assam India.
Shock waves felt over an area size of Europe. Negligible death toll
1898-Philippine nationalists declares independence from Spain to US control
1900-German Navy Law calls for massive increase in sea power
1937-USSR executes 8 army leaders as Stalin's purge continued
1939-Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown NY
1942-Tornado kills 35 in Oklahoma City
1964-South Africa sentences Nelson Mandela to life imprisonment
1965-Rolling Stones release "Satisfaction"
1967-Supreme Court unanimously ends laws against interracial marriages
1967-USSR launches Venera 4 for parachute landing on Venus
1971-T. Smirnova discovers asteroid #2216 Kerch
1980-Reagan said he would submit to periodic medical tests
1982-750,000 anti-nuclear demonstrators, rally in Central Park NYC
1986-P. W. Botha declares South African national emergency
1989-Ben Johnson, Canadian Olympian, admits using steroids
1990-NY Yankee reliever Dave Righetti becomes 9th to record 200 saves