1809 - Edward Jordan hanged for piracy in Halifax, Nova Scotia. His body was tarred and hung from a gibbet as a warning to others.
1887 - Boris Karloff was born.
1889 - the jukebox made its debut in the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.
1936 - first edition of LIFE magazine is published.
1963 - first broadcast of Dr. Who.
1963 - Linden Johnson takes over position of US President.
1985 - EgyptAir Flight 648 is hijacked by the Abu Nidal Organization resulting in the deaths of 60 people.
1990 - Roald Dahl dies.
1996 - Ethiopian Airlines flight 961 crashes into the sea after being hijacked and running out of fuel. Over 100 people die.
2003 - Shevardnadze resigns as president of Georgia.
2006 - Alexander Litvinenko dies of radiation poisoning.