Paul Kruger 1925 - Politician (South Africa)
- 1845 - The United States Naval Academy opened in Annapolis, MD.
- 1865 - The billiard ball was patented by John Wesley Hyatt.
- 1933 - Dreft, the first synthetic detergent, went on sale.
- 1978 - The U.S. bill authorizing the Susan B. Anthony dollar was signed by U.S. President Jimmy Carter.
- 1984 - The U.S. Congress passed the 2nd Boland Amendment which outlawed solicitation of 3rd-party countries to support the Contras (who were fighting the communists). The amendment barred the use of funds available to CIA, defense, or intelligence agencies for "supporting, directly or indirectly, military or paramilitary operations in Nicaragua by any nation, group, organization or individual."
- 1991 - The United States cut all foreign aid to Haiti in reaction to a military coup that forced President Jean-Claude Aristide into exile.
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