Federico Fellini 1920
- 1841 - The island of Hong Kong was ceded to Great Britain. It returned to Chinese control in July 1997.
- 1885 - The roller coaster was patented by L.A. Thompson.
- 1892 - The first official basketball game was played by students at the Springfield, MA, YMCA Training School.
- 1942 - Nazi officials held the Wannsee conference, during which they arrived at their "final solution" that called for exterminating Europe's Jews.
- 1981 - Iran released 52 Americans that had been held hostage for 444 days. The hostages were flown to Algeria and then to a U.S. base in Wiesbaden, West Germany. The release occurred minutes after the U.S. presidency had passed from Jimmy Carter to Ronald Reagan.
- 1999 - The China News Service announced that the Chinese government was tightening restrictions on internet use. The rules were aimed at 'Internet Bars.'
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