- 1519 – Zhu Chenhao declared Ming emperor Zhengde (pictured) a usurper, beginning the Prince of Ning rebellion.
- 1800 – Lord Wellesley, Governor-General of the British Raj, founded Fort William College in Fort William, India.
- 1942 – An American naval aviator discovered a downed Mitsubishi A6M Zero on Akutan Island, Alaska, US, which was later rebuilt and flown to devise tactics against that type of aircraft.
- 1966 – Martin Luther King Jr. led a rally in support of the Chicago Freedom Movement, one of the most ambitious civil rights campaigns in the northern United States.
- 2011 – The last edition of the British tabloid News of the World was published, closing due to allegations that it hacked the voicemails of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler, victims of the 7/7 attacks and relatives of deceased British soldiers.
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