- 1880 - Tahiti became a French territory.
- 1922 - France granted 100 hectares at Vimy Ridge "freely, and for all time, to the Government of Canada, the free use of the land exempt from all taxes".
- 1933 - Italian boxer Primo Carnera knocked out American Jack Sharkey to become the heavyweight boxing champion of the world.
- 1995 - During the STS-71 mission the Space Shuttle Atlantis became the first Space Shuttle to dock with the Russian Mir space station.
- 1995 - The Sampoong Department Store collapsed in the Seocho-gu district of Seoul, South Korea, killing 501 and injuring 937.
- 1880 - Tahiti became a French territory.
- 1922 - France granted 100 hectares at Vimy Ridge "freely, and for all time, to the Government of Canada, the free use of the land exempt from all taxes".
- 1933 - Italian boxer Primo Carnera knocked out American Jack Sharkey to become the heavyweight boxing champion of the world.
- 1995 - During the STS-71 mission the Space Shuttle Atlantis became the first Space Shuttle to dock with the Russian Mir space station.
- 1995 - The Sampoong Department Store collapsed in the Seocho-gu district of Seoul, South Korea, killing 501 and injuring 937.