1620 - Astronomer Johannes Kepler's mother is arrested for witchcraft
1900 - Diamond workers in Amsterdam strike
1903 - Tommy Corcoran sets an MLB record for shortstops by recording 14 assists in Cincinnati's 4-2 win against the St. Louis Cardinals
1991 - Courts rules Manuel Noriega may access some secret US documents
1993 - Revival of Lerner and Loewe's musical "Camelot," with Robert Goulet as King Arthur, closes at Gershwin Theater, NYC, after 56 performances

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