Other Events
1431 – Henry VI of England is crowned King of France.
1707 – Last recorded eruption of Mount Fuji in Japan.
1850 – The Charlotte-Jane and the Randolph bring the first of the Canterbury Pilgrims to New Zealand.
1947 – The first practical point-contact transistor is built.
1997 – An episode of Pokémon aired in Japan induces seizures in more than 600 Japanese children.
