EVENTS:
- 1850 – The first National Women’s Rights Convention begins in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
- 1915 – Women’s suffrage: In New York City, 25,000-33,000 women march on Fifth Avenue to advocate their right to vote.
- 1939 – The Japanese Mitsubishi G4M twin-engine “Betty” Bomber makes its maiden flight.
- 1970 – Gary Gabelich sets a land speed record in a rocket-powered automobile called the Blue Flame, fueled with natural gas.
- 1989 – The Hungarian Republic is officially declared by president Mátyás Szűrös, replacing the communist Hungarian People’s Republic.
- 2004 – A powerful earthquake and its aftershocks hit Niigata Prefecture, northern Japan, killing 35 people, injuring 2,200, and leaving 85,000 homeless or evacuated.
- 2012 – After 38 years, the world’s first teletext service (BBC‘s Ceefax) ceases broadcast due to Northern Ireland completing the digital switchover.
- 2015 – The lowest sea-level pressure in the Western Hemisphere, and the highest reliably-measured non-tornadic sustained winds, are recorded in Hurricane Patricia, which strikes Mexico hours later, killing at least 13 and causing over $280 million in damages.
- 2020 – Second Libyan Civil War: The Second Libyan Civil War comes to an end as all parties to the 5+5 Joint Libyan Military Commission agree to a ceasefire.
- 2022 – Xi Jinping is elected as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party by the Central Committee, beginning a third term of the paramount leader of China.
- 2022 – Myanmar Air Force airstrikes a concert in Hpakant Township, Kachin state killing at least 80 people, including senior Kachin Independence Organisation officials, in the Hpakant massacre.
BIRTHS:
- 1900 – Douglas Jardine, Indian-English cricketer and lawyer (d. 1958)
- 1908 – Ilya Frank, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1990)
- 1923 – Aslam Farrukhi, Indian-Pakistani linguist, author, and scholar
- 1937 – Deven Verma, Indian actor, director, and producer (d. 2014)
- 1940 – Pelé, Brazilian footballer and actor
- 1962 – Doug Flutie, American football player, sportscaster, and drummer
- 1969 – Bill O’Brien, American football player and coach
- 1974 – Aravind Adiga, Indian journalist and author
- 1977 – Brad Haddin, Australian cricketer
- 1978 – Steve Harmison, English cricketer and sportscaster
- 1985 – Chris Neal, English footballer
- 1986 – Jake Robinson, English footballer
- 1993 – Josh Ruffels, English footballer
- 1997 – Jaydn Su’A, New Zealand rugby league player
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