1305 - Consecration of the Scrovegni Chapel (Arena Chapel) in Padua‚ Italy‚ with fresco masterpiece by Florentine painter Giotto 1581 - Portuguese Cortes (King's Court) calls Philip II King of Portugal‚ further legitimatizing his rule 1865 - SS General Lyon at Cape Hatteras catches fire and sinks‚ killing 400 1900 - US Socialist Party forms in Indianapolis 1972 - "Selling of the President" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 5 performances 1979 - Czech tennis star Martina Navratilova retains her WTA Tour Championship with a 6–3‚ 3–6‚ 6–2 win over American teenager Tracey Austin in NYC 1986 - Men's Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Brian Boitano (USA) 1988 - "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown" film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar‚ starring Carmen Maura and Antonio Banderas is released 2003 - Capitol/Nashville Records releases "Rules of Travel"‚ the tenth studio album by singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash; produced by husband John Leventhal‚ it includes a duet with her father Johnny Cash 2020 - Spain's death toll from COVID-19 overtakes China's at 3‚434 to become then second worldwide behind Italy with 7‚503 deaths with a worldwide toll of 20‚836 More Historical Events »