1400 – Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers
1859 – Lake Nyasa, which forms Malawi’s boundary with Tanzania and Mozambique discovered by British explorer David Livingstone
1941 – German armoured troops surround Kiev, Ukraine
1955 – Yankee Mickey Mantle pulls a hamstring muscle running out a bunt
1990 – Pirate Radio NY International begins transmissions on WWCR
1990 – Iraq televises an 8 minute uncensored speech from George H. W. Bush
1999 – 1st ever season of “Big Brother” reality show begins on the Veronica channel in The Netherlands
2006 – 31st Toronto International Film Festival: “Bella” directed by Alejandro Gomez Monteverde wins the People’s Choice Award
2013 – 21 people are killed by Hurricane Ingrid in Mexico
2015 – Oil tanker explosion kills 170 in Maridi, South Sudan