1601-Church authorities burn Hebrew books in Rome
1690-Clarinet is invented, in Nuremberg, Germany
1847-Conspiracy in New Mexico against U.S.
1912-Raymond Poincare becomes premier of France
1929-Afghan King Amanullah forced to resign
1942-Japanese troops land at oil center Balikpapan in Borneo
1950-U.S. recalls all consular officials from China
1953-Yugoslavia elects its first president (Marshal Tito)
1964-Jacqueline Kennedy's first public appearance (TV) since assassination
1974-World Football League founded
1979-U.S. President Jimmy Carter proposes Martin Luther King's birthday be a holiday
1989-29-year-old French woman gives birth to sextuplets in Paris