Mark Russell 1932 - Comedian
- 1839 - Hong Kong was taken by the British in a war with China.
- 1914 - Tsingtao, China, was bombarded as Japan declared war on Germany in World War I.
- 1939 - Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression treaty.
- 1962 - The first live TV program was relayed between the U.S. and Europe through the U.S. Telstar satellite.
- 1990 - President Saddam Hussein appeared on Iraqi state television with a group of Western detainees that he referred to as "guests." He told the group that they were being held "to prevent the scourge of war."
- 2011 - Near Mineral, VA, a 5.8 earthquake caused cracks in the Washington Monument and damaged the Washington National Monument.
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