1634 - Burchardi flood, known as the second "Grote Mandrenke," kills about 15,000 in North Friesland, Denmark, and Germany 1902 - Commencement of 1st Test Cricket between South Africa and Australia 1954 - Revival of George Abbott, Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart's musical "On Your Toes" opens at 46th St Theater, NYC; runs for 64 performances 1962 - 1st appearance of a Gabor sister on Merv Griffin Show 1982 - Riot in Amsterdam as tram catches fire 2007 - Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded to British novelist Doris Lessing 2013 - 10 people are killed and a hospital fire in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan 2019 - NBA YoungBoy releases the album mixtape "AI YoungBoy 2" which debuts at #1 on the US Billboard 200 More Historical Events »