1893 – Vizcaya Bridge, the largest transporter bridge in the world designed by Basque architect Alberto de Palacio, opens over the River Ibaizabal
1904 – Rafael Reyes becomes dictator of Colombia after losing Panama
1942 – The Zionist partisans in Poland form the Żydowska Organizacja Bojowa (ZOB) or Jewish Fighting Organization
1980 – Peru adopts a constitution, and Fernando Belaúnde Terry becomes president
1984 – 23rd modern Olympic Games open in Los Angeles
1988 – Israeli diplomats arrive in Moscow for first visit in 21 years
1989 – NASA’s Lewis Research Center in Cleveland announces new high-temperature superconductors able to operate at 33 to 37 gigahertz
2008 – Historic Weston-super-Mare Grand Pier burns down for a second time in 80 years