1862-Naval Engagement at Yazoo River, MS (USS CAIRO torpedoed)
1911-Delhi replaces Calcutta as the capital of India.
1930-Baseball Rules Committee greatly revises the rule book; a ball bouncing into the stands is not a home run, now a double
1931-Japanese government of Imukai forms
1932-USSR & China resume diplomatic relations
1981-Gambia & Senegal sign agreement to be known as Senegambia in Feb 1982
1982-$9,800,000 in cash stolen from money transport car in NYC
1983-A truck bomb explodes at US Embassy in Kuwait
1992-Japanese crown prince Naruhito announces engagement to Masaka Owada