► 664 AD: Died 'Amr ibn al-'As, Arabian general and politician, Governor of Egypt (b. 583)
► 786 AD: Died Abo of Tiflis, Iraqi martyr and saint (b. 756)
► 884 AD: Died Hasan ibn Zayd, Tabaristan ruler
► 1693: Died Mehmed IV, Ottoman sultan (b. 1642)
► 1919: Died Theodore Roosevelt, American colonel and politician, 26th President of the United States (b. 1858)
► 1929: Mother Teresa arrives in Calcutta, India, to begin her work among India's poorest and sick people
► 1946: The first general election ever in Vietnam is held
► 1947: Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to offer a round-the-world ticket.
► 1959: Born Kapil Dev, Indian cricketer
► 1966: A. R. Rahman, Indian musician
► 1980: Died Dilip Kumar Roy, Bengali Indian musician
Select your language