1907 – Britain and Russia sign treaty with Afghanistan, Persia and Tibet
1923 – Mussolini orders the Greek Government to apologize for the deaths of an Italian general and his staff on the Greco-Albanian border
1939 – Japanese invasion army driven out of Mongolia
1944 – French provisional government moves from Algiers to Paris
1968 – 68th US Golf Amateur Championship won by Bruce Fleisher
1972 – Lasse Viren runs Olympic/world record 10,000m (27:38.4)
1980 – Poland’s Solidarity trade union federations forms and is offically recognised by the Polish government
1986 – Aeromexico DC-9 and small plane collide in LA, killing 82 (15 on the ground)
1993 – Venezuela president Carlos Perez flees
1997 – Eddie George runs for 216 yards on 35 carries and scores a touchdown as the Oilers, playing their first NFL game in Tennessee, beat Oakland 24-21 in overtime at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis