- 1469- Ferdinand II of Aragon marries Isabella I of Castile, paving the way for unification of Aragon and Castile into a single country, Spain.
- 1851- Empress Myeongseong* is born in Yeoju, Joseon.
- 1873- Yale, Princeton, Columbia, and Rutgers draft the first code of American football rules.
- 1959- The first discothèque opens in Aachen, Germany.
- 1987- Black Monday: the Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 508 points, 22%.
- 2009- Sunshine finally reemerges in New Haven, Connecticut.
*Queen Min (posthumously Empress Myeongseong) was the wife of King Gojong, the 26th king of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. Among her accomplishments:
- Advocated industrialization, religious tolerance, multiculturalism, freedom of press, universal education.
- Helped found Ewha University, an all womens' school offering education to both commoner and aristrocratic women.
- Actively hired teachers for English, French, German, and Spanish language education.
- Developed literacy programs throughout the country.
- Invited Christian missionaries to enter Joseon.
- Commissioned the first Korean hymnal (despite remaining a devout Buddhist).
- Commissioned new newspapers.
- Established the Maritime Customs Service.
