- 1854 - The sloop of war USS Germantown captures the slaver R.P. Brown off Porto Praya.
- 1943 - Submarine USS Guardfish (SS 217) sinks the Japanese destroyer Hakaze off New Ireland.
- 1960 - The Bathyscaph "Trieste" descends on a nine hour journey seven miles to the deepest part of the worlds oceans, Challenger Deep, located at the southern end of the Mariana Trench.
- 1968 - USS Pueblo is seized by North Korean forces in Sea of Japan.
- 1988 - Guided Missile Cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) is commissioned.
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editFile:North Korea Propaganda Photograph of prisoners of the USS Pueblo, with the Hawaiian Good Luck Sign, 1968.jpg USS Pueblo is seized by North Korean forces with the crew held captive.
