1307: Pope Clement V issues the papal bull Pastoralis Praeeminentiae which instructed all Christian monarchs in Europe to arrest all Templars and seize their assets.
1635: Dutch colonial forces on Taiwan launch a pacification campaign against native villages, resulting in Dutch control of the middle and south of the island.
1837: Canadian journalist and politician William Lyon Mackenzie calls for a rebellion against the United Kingdom in his essay "To the People of Upper Canada", published in his newspaper The Constitution.
1967: UN Security Council Resolution 242 is adopted, establishing a set of the principles aimed at guiding negotiations for an Arab-Israeli peace settlement.
1968: The Beatles release The Beatles (known popularly as The White Album).
1973: The Italian Fascist organization Ordine Nuovo is disbanded.
1975: Juan Carlos is declared King of Spain following the death of Francisco Franco.
1977: British Airways inaugurates a regular London to New York City supersonic Concorde service.
1987: Two Chicago television stations are hijacked by an unknown pirate dressed as Max Headroom.
1988: In Palmdale, California, the first prototype B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is revealed.
1989: In West Beirut, a bomb explodes near the motorcade of Lebanese President René Moawad, killing him.
1990: British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher withdraws from the Conservative Party leadership election, confirming the end of her Prime-Ministership.
1995: Toy Story is released as the first feature-length film created completely using computer-generated imagery.
1995: The 7.3 Mw Gulf of Aqaba earthquake shakes the Sinai Peninsula and Saudi Arabia region with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing eight and injuring 30, and generating a non-destructive tsunami.
2002: In Nigeria, more than 100 people are killed at an attack aimed at the contestants of the Miss World contest.
2003: Baghdad DHL attempted shootdown incident: Shortly after takeoff, a DHL Express cargo plane is struck on the left wing by a surface-to-air missile and forced to land.