President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan
- 1216 – Pope Honorius III issued the papal bull Religiosam vitam to establish the Dominican Order.
- 1769 – Having been soundly defeated in battle, the Qing dynasty agreed to terms of truce, ending the Sino-Burmese War.
- 1937 – The Lincoln Tunnel, connecting New York City to Weehawken, New Jersey, opened.
- 1988 – Brazilian unionist and environmental activist Chico Mendes was murdered at his Xapuri home.
- 2001 – Burhanuddin Rabbani of the Northern Alliance handed over power in Afghanistan to the interim government headed by Hamid Karzai (pictured).
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