Birthdays |
| 1853 | Andre Michelin, French tyremaker |
| 1906 | Diana Wynyard, British actress |
| 1909 | Ethel Merman, American singer and actress |
| 1948 | Cliff Thorburn, Snooker player |
| 1956 | Mel Gibson, Australian film actor |
| 1959 | Sade, Soul singer |
Events |
| 1809 | There were attempted risings against Napoleon in Germany |
| 1920 | The United States began its prohibiton era, banning the sale of alcohol |
| 1929 | 'The Listener' magazine was published for the first time |
| 1969 | The Soviets carried out the first manual docking of a spacecraft in orbit |
| 1979 | The ruler of Iran, the Shah, left his country |
| 1991 | Operation 'Desert Storm' began against Iraq, for its invasion of Kuwait |
| 1994 | Syria declared its commitment to peace with Israel |
