EVENTS:
- 1907 – An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000.
- 1950 – The first prototype of the MiG-17 makes its maiden flight.
- 1954 – The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation forming the American Motors Corporation.
- 1957 – Kripalu Maharaj was named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher) after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars.
- 1969 – An accidental explosion aboard the USS Enterprise near Hawaii kills 27 people.
- 2004 – The national flag of the Republic of Georgia, the so-called “five cross flag“, is restored to official use after a hiatus of some 500 years.
- 2010 – Yemen declares an open war against the terrorist group al-Qaeda.
- 2011 – Former president of Tunisia, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali flees his country to Saudi Arabia after a series of street demonstrations against his regime and corrupt policies, asking for freedom, rights and democracy, considered as the anniversary of the Tunisian Revolution and the birth of the Arab Spring.
- 2016 – Multiple explosions reported near the Sarinah Building, Jakarta, followed by shootout between perpetrators and the Police, killing seven people. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility.
- 2019 – A Saha Airlines Boeing 707 crashes at Fath Air Base near Karaj in Alborz Province, Iran, killing 15 people.
- 2024 – Queen Margrethe II abdicates as Queen of Denmark and is succeeded by her son, Frederik X.
BIRTHS:
- 1875 – Albert Schweitzer, French-Gabonese physician and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1965)
- 1937 – Ken Higgs, English cricketer and coach
- 1937 – Rao Gopal Rao, Indian actor, producer, and politician (d. 1994)
- 1940 – Ron Kostelnik, American football player (d. 1993)
- 1942 – Ian Brayshaw, Australian cricketer and footballer
- 1948 – Carl Weathers, American football player and actor
- 1950 – Rambhadracharya, Indian religious leader, scholar, and author
- 1969 – Martin Bicknell, English cricketer
- 1973 – Paul Tisdale, English footballer and manager
- 1977 – Narain Karthikeyan, Indian race car driver
- 1983 – Jason Krejza, Australian cricketer
- 1984 – Fred Matua, American football player (d. 2012)
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