1978 Cardinal Albino Luciani of Venice becomes Pope John Paul I

1978 John Paul I (formerly Cardinal Albino Luciani of Venice) is elected Pope of the Roman Catholic church, following the death of Paul VI.

1978 Soyuz 31 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 East German) to Salyut 6

1981 Space Shuttle vehicle moves to Launch Complex 39A for STS-2 mission

1982 NASA launches Telesat-F

1985 Ryan White, the 13-year-old AIDS patient barred from attending school in Kokomo, Indiana, begins attending middle school via computer.

1989 Trumbull Conn, is first US team since 1983 to win Little League WS

1990 2 slain college students found in Gainesville Florida

1991 Royal Brett Saberegen no-hits White Sox 7-0

1346 Battle of Crecy, between English and French forces

1920 US Women given the right to vote

1740 The birth of Joseph Montgolfier, With his brother invented the hot air balloon

1875 The birth of John Buchan, Scottish author

2005 Jean Michel Jarre's "Space of Freedom" concert in Gdansk, Poland commemorating the 25th anniversary of the creation of Solidarnosc ("Solidarity" trade union)

2005 Death of Robert Denning, American interior designer (b. 1927)

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