In Hong Kong 1958: Two residential lots in Shek O were put up for public auction. The first, an 18,000-square-foot lot, had an upset price of $72,000. The 15,200-sq-foot lot had an upset price of $68,400.
1964: 'Computers are developing minds of their own and could lead to the destruction of the human race in a nuclear war,' warned American scientist John Wilkenson. Writ large but ignored by Asia's burgeoning hi-tech industries.
1970: A Bangkok woman was shot in the leg and robbed of a $15,000 wedding ring while visiting the Tiger Balm Gardens during her honeymoon.
1976: Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels' boss, Horace Kadoorie, visited England and placed an order for eight Rolls-Royce motor cars worth GBP250,000. It was the largest single order placed with the factory.
Around the world 1312: German King Henry VII was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in Rome.
1613: The original Globe Theatre in London burned down during the first performance of Shakespeare's Henry VIII.