EVENTS:
- 1091 – London tornado of 1091: A tornado thought to be of strength T8/F4 strikes the heart of London.
- 1456 – The University of Greifswald is established, making it the second oldest university in northern Europe (also for a period the oldest in Sweden, and Prussia).
- 1558 – Poczta Polska, the Polish postal service, is founded.
- 1907 – Guglielmo Marconi’s company begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service between Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada and Clifden, Ireland.
- 1919 – RCA is incorporated as the Radio Corporation of America.
- 1956 – The first commercial nuclear power station is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in Sellafield,in Cumbria, England.
- 1979 – Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
- 1979 – The Department of Education Organization Act is signed into law creating the US Department of Education and US Department of Health and Human Services.
- 2001 – Israeli tourism minister Rehavam Ze’evi becomes the first Israeli minister to be assassinated in a terrorist attack.
- 2003 – The pinnacle is fitted on the roof of Taipei 101, a 101-floor skyscraper in Taipei, allowing it to surpass the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur by 56 metres (184 ft) and become the world’s tallest highrise.
- 2018 – The recreational use of cannabis is legalized in Canada.
- 2018 – Kerch Polytechnic College attack in Crimea.
- 2019 – Drug dealers in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico force the government to back down on an arrest.
- 2019 – The 17 October Revolution starts in Lebanon.
- 2023 – An explosion at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza kills hundreds of Palestinians during the Israel–Hamas war.
BIRTHS:
- 1817 – Syed Ahmad Khan, Indian philosopher and scholar (d. 1898)
- 1890 – Roy Kilner, English cricketer (d. 1928)
- 1923 – Charles McClendon, American football player and coach (d. 2001)
- 1924 – Don Coryell, American football player and coach (d. 2010)
- 1940 – Jim Smith, English footballer and manager
- 1947 – Simi Garewal, Indian actress and director
- 1955 – Smita Patil, Indian actress (d. 1986)
- 1965 – Aravinda de Silva, Sri Lankan cricketer
- 1968 – Graeme Le Saux, English footballer
- 1970 – Anil Kumble, Indian cricketer
- 1980 – Mohammad Hafeez, Pakistani cricketer
- 1982 – Nick Riewoldt, Australian footballer
- 1997 – Robert Williams III, American basketball player
- 2002 – Matthew Knies, American professional ice hockey player
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