1884 - German consul-general Gustav Nachtigal takes possession of Cameroon
1959 - Jack Gelber's "Connection" premieres in NYC
1960 - Mongolia adopts constitution
1961 - KUSD TV channel 2 in Vermillion, SD (PBS) begins broadcasting
1961 - 80 die in collisions in Algiers

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1904 - Ernst Mayr, German-American biologist (evolutionary theory), born in Kempten, Bavaria, Germany (d. 2005)
1934 - Diane Andersen, Danish-Belgian concert pianist, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
1975 - Chris Gratton, Canadian NHL center (Canada World C'ships gold 1997; Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Brantford, Ontario