362 – The temple of Apollo at Daphne, outside of Antioch, is destroyed in a mysterious fire
1932 – Charles de Broqueville becomes premier of Belgium
1979 – Deposed Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi arrives in NYC for medical treatment
1980 – 4th government of Martens forms in Belgium
1988 – Elton John sells out Madison Square Garden in New York City for a record 26th time
2001 – MLB American League Championship: New York Yankees beat Seattle Mariners, 4 games to 1
2019 – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan agree deal to jointly control former Kurdish territory in Northern Syria
2024 – Construction of the cube-shaped Mukaab skyscraper, designed to be the world’s largest building, standing 400 meters tall and wide, begins in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh