1940 – Estonia is annexed into Soviet empire
1944 – Deportation of 70,000 Jews from Lodz Poland to Auschwitz begins
1960 – The UN Security Council lay down rules which would allow UN forces to enter Congo
1965 – US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act prohibiting voting discrimination against minorities
1980 – University adm declares 5 Pac-10 schools ineligible for conference titles and post-season play due to transcript and curriculum abuses
1991 – American softball pitcher Debbie Doom strikes out 17 in her 2nd consecutive perfect game at the Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba; beats Nicaragua, 8-0
1993 – Pope John Paul II publishes encyclical Veritatis splendor
1996 – Korean Air Flight 801 crashes in the United States territory of Guam, killing 228 people
2013 – 1 person is killed and 4 are injured after a hot air balloon crash in Montbovon, Sweden
2016 – Super Rugby Final: Wellington Hurricanes win their first SR title with a 20-3 home win over the Lions from Johannesburg at Westpac Stadium