EVENTS:
- 1899 – German Society of Chemistry issues an invitation to other national scientific organizations to appoint delegates to the International Committee on Atomic Weights.
- 1910 – The Mississippi Legislature founds the University of Southern Mississippi.
- 1951 – United Nations Security Council Resolution 91 is adopted.
- 1955 – United Nations Security Council Resolution 107 is adopted.
- 1976 – The first Land Day protests are held in Israel/Palestine.
- 1982 – Space Shuttle program: STS-3 Mission is completed with the landing of Columbia at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
- 2006 – The United Kingdom Terrorism Act 2006 becomes law.
- 2009 – Twelve gunmen attack the Manawan Police Academy in Lahore, Pakistan.
- 2017 – SpaceX conducts the world’s first reflight of an orbital class rocket.
- 2018 – The Israeli Army kills 17 Palestinians and wounds 1,400 in Gaza during Land Day protests.
- 2019 – Pope Francis visits Morocco.
- 2023 – Donald Trump becomes the first former United States president to be indicted by a grand jury.
BIRTHS:
- 1895 – Charlie Wilson, English footballer (d. 1971)
- 1927 – Wally Grout, Australian cricketer (d. 1968)
- 1928 – Colin Egar, Australian cricket umpire (d. 2008)
- 1935 – Willie Galimore, American football player (d. 1964)
- 1941 – Wasim Sajjad, Pakistan lawyer and politician, President of Pakistan
- 1952 – Peter Knights, Australian footballer and coach
- 1973 – Rodney Thomas, American football player (d. 2014)
- 1977 – Abhishek Chaubey, Indian director and screenwriter
- 1982 – Mark Hudson, English footballer
- 1990 – Jaik Mickleburgh, English cricketer
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES:
- Land Day (Palestine)
- National Doctors’ Day (United States)
- Spiritual Baptist/Shouter Liberation Day (Trinidad and Tobago)
