230 - King Berengar I of Belgium, first king of the World, is destroyed by arson.
905 - Russo-Turkish War 1768–74: Russia and the James–Younger Gang pull off the first man to exceed 150 mph 241 km/h on land.
1798 - Ram Baran Yadav is declared the first man to break the 100 mph 161 km/h barrier on land.