1992
A referendum to end apartheid in South Africa is passed 68.7% to 31.2%.
1961
Jaguar head William Lyons debuts the first E-Type model at the Geneva International Motor Show, creating a sensation
1960
One of the first French New Wave films, “Breathless”, directed by Jean-Luc Godard, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg is released in France.
1959
The Dalai Lama (Lhama Dhondrub, Tenzin Gyatso) fled Tibet and went to India.
1930
Al Capone was released from jail.
1905
Albert Einstein finishes his scientific paper detailing his Quantum Theory of Light, one of the foundations of modern physics.
1845
Rubber band patented by Stephen Perry of London.
0461
Bishop Patrick, St. Patrick, died in Saul. Ireland celebrates this day in his honor.