Prince Arthur
- 54 – Claudius, the first Roman emperor to be born outside Italy, died mysteriously, most likely by poison administered by his wife Agrippina.
- 1307 – Agents of King Philip IV of France launched a dawn raid, simultaneously arresting many members of the Knights Templar, and subsequently torturing them into "admitting" heresy.
- 1885 – The Georgia Institute of Technology was established in Atlanta as part of Reconstruction plans to build an industrial economy in the post-Civil War Southern United States.
- 1911 – Prince Arthur (pictured), a son of Queen Victoria, became the first Governor General of Canada of royal descent as well as the Prince of Great Britain and Ireland to hold that position.
- 1958 – The first book featuring the English children's literature character Paddington Bear, created by Michael Bond and Peggy Fortnum, was published.
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