Edward Gibbon 1737 - Historian, author
- 1521 - Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan was killed by natives in the Philippines.
- 1880 - Francis Clarke and M.G. Foster patented the electrical hearing aid.
- 1965 - "Pampers" were patented by R.C. Duncan.
- 1978 - Pro-Soviet Marxists seized control of Afghanistan.
- 1982 - The trial of John W. Hinckley Jr. began in Washington. Hinckley was later acquitted by reason of insanity for the shooting of U.S. President Reagan and three others.
- 1989 - Student protestors took over Tiananmen Square in Beijing.
- 2005 - The A380, the world's largest jetliner, completed its maiden flight. The passenger capability was 840.
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