EVENTS:
- 1551 – The foundation day in Vitória, Brazil.
- 1888 – In Spain, the first travel of Isaac Peral’s submarine, was the first practical submarine ever made.
- 1888 – In England the first six Football League matches are played.
- 1944 – World War II: London is hit by a V-2 rocket for the first time.
- 1954 – The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) is established.
- 1959 – The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) is established.
- 1962 – Newly independent Algeria, by referendum, adopts a constitution.
- 1991 – The Republic of Macedonia becomes independent.
- 2013 – Eleven people are killed in a train collision in Iași County, Romania.
- 2016 – NASA launches OSIRIS-REx, its first asteroid sample return mission. The probe will visit 101955 Bennu and is expected to return with samples in 2023.
- 2023 – A magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes Morocco, killing nearly 3,000 people and damaging historic sites in Marrakesh.[18]
- 2023 – The 2023 Rugby World Cup, the tenth men’s Rugby World Cup is held in France. The opening ceremony, directed and written by Jean Dujardin, Olivier Ferracci and Nora Matthey, took place at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, before the opening match between France and New Zealand, which saw the host nation winning 27 to 13.
BIRTHS:
- 1830 – Frédéric Mistral, French poet and lexicographer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1914)
- 1918 – Derek Barton, English-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)
- 1926 – Bhupen Hazarika, Indian singer-songwriter, poet, and director (d. 2011)
- 1933 – Asha Bhosle, Indian singer and actress
- 1944 – Terry Jenner, Australian cricketer and coach
- 1952 – Geoff Miller, English cricketer
- 1957 – Walt Easley, American football player (d. 2013)
- 1969 – Chris Powell, English footballer and manager
- 1974 – Braulio Luna, Mexican footballer
- 1983 – Chris Judd, Australian footballer
- 1988 – Arrelious Benn, American football player
- 2003 – Yousef Majid, English cricketer
- 2004 – Lewis Hall, English footballer
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