1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months, hoping to return to his previous life as an ascetic hermit 1570 - Sweden and Denmark signs Peace of Stettin 1643 - English Civil War: The Battle of Alton takes place in Hampshire. 1895 - First complete performance of Gustav Mahler's 2nd Symphony ("Resurrection"), in Berlin, Germany, conducted by the composer 1979 - Strikes against price increases in Gdańsk, Poland 1982 - Australian Open Men's Tennis: South African Johan Kriek wins 2nd straight Australian title; repeats previous year's win over American Steve Denton 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 1990 - Revival of Leigh, Charlap, Styne, Comden and Green's musical "Peter Pan", starring Cathy Rigby, opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater, NYC; runs for 45 performances 2023 - COP28 in Dubai ends with agreement from 190 counties to begin “transitioning away from fossil fuels”, a compromise but still the first to directly address an end to fossil fuels More Historical Events »