- 1351 Battle of the Thirty: 30 English and 30 Breton knights and squires square off using swords, maces, lances and daggers - considered one of the most chivalrous battles in history
- 1613 The first English child born in Canada at Cuper's Cove, Newfoundland to Nicholas Guy
- 1790 The modern shoelace with an aglet patented in England by Harvey Kennedy
- 1836 First Mormon temple is dedicated in Kirtland, Ohio
Singin' in the Rain
1952 "Singin' in the Rain," a musical comedy film directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen and starring Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds, premieres at Radio City Music Hall in NYC
Sentimental Journey
1970 Ringo Starr releases his first solo album "Sentimental Journey," a collection of pre-rock standards
- 1972 Venera 8 launches to explore Venus
Dancin'
1978 Bob Fosse's musical revue "Dancin'" opens at Broadhurst Theater, later transferring to the Ambassador, NYC; runs for 1,774 performances and wins a Tony Award for choreography
- 1982 Carol Hall's musical "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" closes at the 46th Street Theatre, NYC, after 1577 performances and 2 Tony Award wins
Starlight Express
1984 Andrew Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilgoe's rock musical "Starlight Express" opens at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in London's West End
- 1989 First African American soap opera, "Generations," premieres on NBC-TV
Back for Good
1995 "Back for Good" single released by British boy band Take That, reaches No. 1 in 31 countries
- 2023 Possibility of bases on the Moon becomes greater after 300 billion tonnes of water, stored in glass beads on the Moon's surface, are identified in lunar soil samples collected by China’s Chang’e-5 [1]
- 2023 World's oldest tartan is confirmed to be up to 500 years old after testing on material found 40 years earlier in a Glen Affric bog by experts at National Museums Scotland [1]
- 2025 European space telescope Gaia is shut down after a decade of charting the Milky Way and collecting data on nearly two billion stars and other celestial objects [1]
