Saddam Hussein 1937 - Iraqi leader
- 1789 - A mutiny on the British ship Bounty took place when a rebel crew took the ship and set sail to Pitcairn Island. The mutineers left Captain W. Bligh and 18 sailors adrift.
- 1914 - W.H. Carrier patented the design of his air conditioner.
- 1932 - The yellow fever vaccine for humans was announced.
- 1945 - Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci were executed by Italian partisans as they attempted to flee the country.
- 1952 - The U.S. occupation of Japan officially ended when a treaty with the U.S. and 47 other countries went into effect.
- 1965 - The U.S. Army and Marines invaded the Dominican Republic to evacuate Americans.
- 1988 - In Maui, HI, one flight attendant was killed when the fuselage of a Boeing 737 ripped open in mid-flight.
- 1992 - The U.S. Agriculture Department unveiled a pyramid-shaped recommended-diet chart.
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