1922- Tomb of PharaohTutankhamun discovered by British archaeologist Howard Carter.
1941 The Japanese fleet departs from the Kuril Islands en route to its attack on Pearl Harbor.
1948- The Irish Parliament declares full independence of Ireland from England.
1962- Ahmad bin Billa forms first Algerian government after independence.
1979- Giant oil field whose reserves equal OPEC reserves discovered in Venezuela.
1988- The US refuses to grant a visa to Late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat to deliver a speech at the UN headquarters.
1991- The US forces withdraw from Clark air base and hand it to Philippine authorities.
1607- English clergyman and senior founder of Harvard University John Harvard born.
R. al-Jazaeri/H. Said