- 1652 – Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck (pictured) established the first permanent European settlement in South Africa at what eventually became known as Cape Town .
- 1793 – French Revolution: The Committee of Public Safety was established, and would become the de facto executive government during the forthcoming Reign of Terror.
- 1945 – Second World War: The Battle of Slater's Knoll on Bougainville Island concluded with a decisive victory for the Australian Army's 7th Brigade.
- 1979 – The first of the 1979 Nepalese student protests broke out, which forced the monarchy to concede to holding a referendum on the possibility of a multiparty system in the country.
- 2004 – Lithuanian President Rolandas Paksas became the first European head of state to be removed from office by impeachment.
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