EVENTS:
- 1787 – The newly completed United States Constitution is voted on by the U.S. Congress to be sent to the state legislatures for approval.
- 1867 – Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario.
- 1892 – The first night game for American football takes place in a contest between Wyoming Seminary and Mansfield State Normal.
- 1924 – First round-the-world flight completed.
- 1950 – Indonesia joins the United Nations.
- 1960 – Mali and Senegal join the United Nations.
- 1971 – The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 banning the medicinal use of cannabis.
- 2008 – SpaceX launches the first private spacecraft, the Falcon 1 into orbit.
- 2012 – A Dornier Do 228 light aircraft crashes on the outskirts of the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu, killing 19 people.
- 2014 – Hong Kong protests: Benny Tai announces that Occupy Central is launched as Hong Kong‘s government headquarters is being occupied by thousands of protesters. Hong Kong police resort to tear gas to disperse protesters but thousands remain.
- 2016 – The 2016 South Australian blackout occurs, lasting up to three days in some areas.
- 2018 – The 7.5 Mw 2018 Sulawesi earthquake, which triggered a large tsunami, leaves 1,234 dead and 799 injured.
- 2022 – Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Cayo Costa State Park, Florida as a category four hurricane, killing 169 and doing $113 billion in damage, becoming Florida’s costliest hurricane and the deadliest in 89 years.
- 2023 – The 2023 Rotterdam shootings occurred, during which two people were killed in a shooting and arson incident at a residence in Delfshaven, Rotterdam. Additionally, one person lost their life in a classroom at the Erasmus University Medical Center.
BIRTHS:
- 1907 – Bhagat Singh, Indian activist (d. 1931)
- 1918 – Ángel Labruna, Argentinian footballer and manager (d. 1983)
- 1929 – Lata Mangeshkar, Indian singer-songwriter
- 1954 – Steve Largent, American football player and politician
- 1960 – Frank Hammerschlag, German footballer and manager
- 1964 – Paul Jewell, English footballer and manager
- 1969 – Nico Vaesen, Belgian footballer
- 1971 – Alan Wright, English footballer and manager
- 1975 – Stuart Clark, Australian cricketer and manager
- 1982 – Abhinav Bindra, Indian target shooter
- 1982 – Ranbir Kapoor, Indian actor and director
- 1984 – Luke Pomersbach, Australian cricketer
- 1989 – Mark Randall, English footballer
- 1995 – Jason Williams, English footballer
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