EVENTS:
- 1717 – An earthquake strikes Antigua Guatemala, destroying much of the city’s architecture and making authorities consider moving the capital to a different city.
- 1789 – The 1st United States Congress adjourns.
- 1829 – The Metropolitan Police of London, later also known as the Met, is founded.
- 1949 – The Communist Party of China writes the Common Programme for the future People’s Republic of China.
- 1962 – Alouette 1, the first Canadian satellite, is launched.
- 1971 – Oman joins the Arab League.
- 2004 – The asteroid 4179 Toutatis passes within four lunar distances of Earth.
- 2009 – An 8.0 magnitude earthquake near the Samoan Islands causes a tsunami.
- 2013 – Over 42 people are killed by members of Boko Haram at the College of Agriculture in Gujba, Nigeria.
- 2016 – Eleven days after the Uri attack, the Indian Army conducted “surgical strikes” against suspected militants in Pakistani-administered Kashmir.
- 2019 – Violence and low turnout mar the 2019 Afghan presidential election.
BIRTHS:
- 1876 – Charlie Llewellyn, South African cricketer (d. 1964)
- 1920 – Peter D. Mitchell, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1992)
- 1921 – Albie Roles, English footballer and manager (d. 2012)
- 1923 – Bum Phillips, American football player and coach (d. 2013)
- 1928 – Brajesh Mishra, Indian politician and diplomat, 1st Indian National Security Advisor (d. 2012)
- 1931 – James Cronin, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1932 – Mehmood Ali, Indian actor, director, and producer (d. 2004)
- 1938 – Dave Harper, English footballer (d. 2013)
- 1957 – Chris Broad, English cricketer and referee
- 1976 – Kelvin Davis, English footballer
- 1989 – Aaron Martin, English footballer
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES:
- International Coffee Day
- Inventors’ Day (Argentina)
- Victory of Boquerón Day (Paraguay)
- World Heart Federation (World Heart Day)
