1774: After the death of Louis 15th, Louis 16th became the king of France.
1503: Italian explorer and navigator Columbus discovered the Cayman Islands.
1655: British forces captured Jamaica.
1824: The National Gallery of London was opened to the general public.
1916: The Historical Ship Port Museum was opened in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands.
1981: For the first time, a night cricket match was played in Bombay (now Mumbai).
1922: Maharashtra's famous social reformer and well-wisher of Dalits Chhatrapati Sahu Maharaj passed away.