- 1668England takes control of Bombay, India
- 1812 Earthquake destroys 90% of Caracas, Venezuela; about 20,000 die
- 1845 Patent awarded for adhesive medicated plaster, precusor of bandaid
- 1931 Iraq & Trans-Jordan sign peace treaty
- 1931 New Delhi replaces Calcutta as capital of British-Indies
- 1943 Battle of Komandorski Islands, Pacific Ocean
- 1944 705 British bombers attack Essen
- 1958 US Army launched America’s third successful satellite, “Explorer III”