Chester A. Arthur (U.S.) 1830
- 1937 - U.S. President Roosevelt called for a "quarantine" of aggressor nations.
- 1969 - "Monty Python's Flying Circus" debuted on BBC television.
- 1970 - Anwar Sadat took office as President of Egypt replacing Gamal Abdel Nassar. Sadat was assassinated in 1981.
- 1986 - Sandinista soldiers captured American Eugene Hasenfus after shooting him down over southern Nicaragua.
- 1989 - The Dalai Lama (Lhama Dhondrub, Tenzin Gyatso) was named the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent campaign to end the Chinese domination of Tibet. Gyatso was the 15th Dalai Lama.
- 1999 - Kevin Spacey received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- 2006 - Walmart rolled out its $4 generic drug program to the entire state of Florida after a successful test in the Tampa area.
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