1949
The USA withdrew the last of its occupying forces from South Korea
1933
Death of Fatty Arbuckle, American actor .
United States
1908
Birth of Leroy Anderson, American composer, conductor and arranger of light orchestral music.
United States
1871
Trades Unions legalised in Britain, but picketing made illegal
Great Britain
1858
Birth of George Goethals, American army engineer who directed construction of the Panama Canal.
United States
1858
Birth of Julia Lathrop, American social reformer and supporter of children’s rights.
United States
1644
Battle of Cropredy Bridge – Royalists beat the Parliamentarian forces
Great Britain
1613
The Globe Theatre in London burns during a performance of Henry the Eighth (finally pulled down in 1644)
Great Britain
1509
Death of Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII, grandmother of Henry VIII, founder of St. Johns and Christs colleges, Cambridge University
Great Britain