EVENTS:
- 1924 – Adolf Hitler is released from Landsberg Prison
- 1951 – The EBR-1 in Arco, Idaho becomes the first nuclear power plant to generate electricity. The electricity powered four light bulbs.
- 1952 – A United States Air Force C-124 crashes and burns in Moses Lake, Washington killing 87.
- 1977 – Djibouti and Vietnam join the United Nations.
- 1985 – Pope John Paul II announces the institution of World Youth Day.
- 1995 – American Airlines Flight 965, a Boeing 757, crashes into a mountain 50 km north of Cali, Colombia killing 159.
- 1996 – NeXT merges with Apple Computer, starting the path to Mac OS X.
- 2005 – Aleksandër Moisiu University was founded in Durrës, Albania.
- 2013 – China successfully launches the Bolivian Túpac Katari 1 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
BIRTHS:
- 1841 – Ferdinand Buisson, French academic and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1932)
- 1890 – Jaroslav Heyrovský, Czech chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1967)
- 1905 – Bill O’Reilly, Australian cricketer and sportscaster (d. 1992)
- 1909 – Vakkom Majeed, Indian journalist and politician (d. 2000)
- 1935 – Khalid Ibadulla, Pakistani cricketer and sportscaster
- 1939 – Tony Bentley, English footballer
- 1945 – Sivakant Tiwari, Indian-Singaporean lawyer and author (d. 2010)
- 1946 – Lloyd Mumphord, American football player
- 1959 – Simon Hughes, English cricketer and journalist
- 1965 – Rich Gannon, American football player and sportscaster
- 1970 – Grant Flower, Zimbabwean cricketer and coach
- 1974 – Paul Linger, English footballer
- 1980 – Ashley Cole, English footballer
- 1982 – Mohammad Asif, Pakistani cricketer
- 1994 – Nazriya Nazim, Indian actress
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES:
- Abolition of Slavery Day, also known as Fête des Cafres (Réunion, French Guiana)
- Bo Aung Kyaw Day (Myanmar)
- International Human Solidarity Day (International)
- Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day (Macau)
