2005: Tropical Storm Zeta forms in the open Atlantic Ocean, tying the record for the latest tropical cyclone ever to form in the North Atlantic basin.
2004: A fire in the República Cromagnon nightclub in Buenos Aires, Argentina kills 194.
2000: Rizal Day bombings: A series of bombs explode in various places in Metro Manila, Philippines within a period of a few hours, killing 22 and injuring about a hundred.
1997: In the worst incident in Algeria's insurgency, the Wilaya of Relizane massacres, 400 people from four villages are killed.
1996: Proposed budget cuts by Benjamin Netanyahu spark protests from 250,000 workers who shut down services across Israel.
1993: Israel establishes diplomatic relations with Vatican City and also upgrades to full diplomatic relations with Ireland.
1958: The Guatemalan Air Force sinks several Mexican fishing boats alleged to have breached maritime borders, killing three and sparking international tension.
1954: The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation is established to consolidate criminal investigation and intelligence into a single agency.
1927: The Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan.
1922: The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is formed.
1919: Lincoln's Inn in London, England, UK admits its first female bar student.
1916: The last coronation in Hungary is performed for King Charles IV and Queen Zita.
1916: Russian mystic and advisor to the Tsar Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin was murdered by a loyalist group led by Prince Felix Yusupov. His frozen, partially-trussed body was discovered in a Moscow river three days later.
1066: Granada massacre: A Muslim mob storms the royal palace in Granada, crucifies Jewish vizier Joseph ibn Naghrela and massacres most of the Jewish population of the city.