1644: A UFO was sighted in America for the first time by pilgrims in Boston.
1879: England beat Wales 2-1 in their first international football match at the Oval in London.
1909: Brewers in New Zealand decided to abolish barmaids.
1911: The first landing of an aircraft on a ship's deck was accomplished by American pilot Eugene Eley in San Francisco Bay.
1919: The Versailles Peace Conference opened.
1936: British poet and writer Rudyard Kipling died. He is famous for The Jungle Book.
1944: The German siege of Leningrad ended. It began in September 1941.
1977: David "Hutch" Soul topped the hit parade with Don't Give Up On Us.
1978: Geoff Boycott captained the England cricket team for the first time.
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