EVENTS:
- 1781 – The Continental Congress adopts the Articles of Confederation.
- 1790 – The first United States census is authorized.
- 1803 – Ohio is admitted as the 17th U.S. state.
- 1847 – The state of Michigan formally abolishes capital punishment.
- 1868 – The Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity is founded at the University of Virginia.
- 1872 – Yellowstone National Park is established as the world’s first national park.
- 1896 – Henri Becquerel discovers radioactivity.
- 1962 – American Airlines Flight 1 crashes on take off in New York.
- 2007 – Tornadoes break out across the southern United States, killing at least 20; eight of the deaths are at Enterprise High School (Alabama).
- 2013 – SpaceX CRS-2 is launched into outer space.
- 2014 – At least 29 people are killed and 130 injured in a mass stabbing at Kunming Railway Station in China.
BIRTHS:
- 1888 – Ewart Astill, English cricketer and billiards player (d. 1948)
- 1910 – Archer John Porter Martin, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2002)
- 1944 – Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Indian politician, 7th Chief Minister of West Bengal
- 1953 – M. K. Stalin, Indian actor and politician
- 1958 – Wayne B. Phillips, Australian cricketer and coach
- 1968 – Salil Ankola, Indian cricketer and actor
- 1974 – Stephen Davis, American football player and coach
- 1980 – Shahid Afridi, Pakistani cricketer
- 1980 – Abdur Rehman, Pakistani cricketer
- 1986 – Big E Langston, American football player and wrestler
- 1993 – Josh McEachran, English footballer
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES:
- Heroes’ Day (Paraguay)
- National Pig Day (United States)
- Remembrance Day (Marshall Islands)
- Self-injury Awareness Day
- World Civil Defence Day
