Anne Frank (Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank) 1929 - Known for her diary which documented her experiences during World War II
- 1897 - Carl Elsener patented his penknife. The object later became known as the Swiss army knife.
- 1935 - U.S. Senator Huey Long of Louisiana made the longest speech on Senate record. The speech took 15 1/2 hours and was filled by 150,000 words.
- 1963 - "Cleopatra" starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rex Harrison, and Richard Burton premiered at the Rivoli Theatre in New York City.
- 1982 - 75,000 people rallied against nuclear weapons in New York City's Central Park. Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, and Linda Ronstadt were in attendance.
- 1987 - U.S. President Reagan publicly challenged Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.
- 2009 - In the U.S., The switch from analog TV transmission to digital was completed.
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