EVENTS:
- 1857 – The University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first fully fledged university in South Asia.
- 1933 – The 20th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, changing the beginning and end of terms for all elected federal offices.
- 1939 – The deadliest earthquake in Chilean history strikes Chillán, killing approximately 28,000 people.
- 1946 – The United Nations General Assembly passes its first resolution to establish the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission.
- 1984 – The first Apple Macintosh goes on sale.
- 1986 – Voyager 2 passes within 81,500 kilometres (50,600 mi) of Uranus.
- 2009 – Cyclone Klaus makes landfall near Bordeaux, France. It subsequently would cause 26 deaths as well as extensive disruptions to public transport and power supplies.
- 2011 – At least 35 die and 180 are injured in a bombing at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport.
- 2014 – Three bombs explode in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, killing about seven people and injuring over 100 others.
- 2018 – Former doctor Larry Nassar is sentenced up to 175 years in prison after being found guilty of using his position to sexually abuse female gymnasts.
BIRTHS:
- 1901 – Harry Calder, South African cricketer (d. 1995)
- 1924 – C. B. Muthamma, Indian soldier and diplomat (d. 2009)
- 1935 – Shivabalayogi, Indian religious leader (d. 1994)
- 1941 – Dan Shechtman, Israeli chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1943 – Subhash Ghai, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1945 – John Garamendi, American football player and politician, 1st United States Deputy Secretary of the Interior
- 1970 – Neil Johnson, Zimbabwean-South African cricketer
- 1980 – Rocky Boiman, American football player and sportscaster
- 1986 – Michael Kightly, English footballer
- 1989 – Ki Sung-yueng, South Korean footballer
