Athanasius of Alexandria
- 328 – Athanasius (pictured) became the Patriarch of Alexandria.
- 1877 – An 8.5 Ms earthquake struck the northern portion of Chile, resulting in the death of 2,541 people, including victims of the ensuing tsunami as far away as Hawaii and Japan.
- 1964 – Ngô Đình Cẩn, de facto ruler of central Vietnam under his brother President Ngô Đình Diệm before the family's toppling, was executed.
- 1977 – The Hotel Polen in Amsterdam was destroyed by fire, leaving 33 people dead and 21 injured.
- 1992 – An underground methane explosion at the Westray Mine occurred in Plymouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, killing all 26 coal miners who were working at the time.
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