1932 – Ethiopia’s Emperor Menelik II defeats the Italian forces.
1936 – Anastasio Somoza, the father, rules Nicaragua.
1941 – United States joins World War II to the side of the Allies.
1949 – The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is founded.
1826 – Friedrich Siemens, a German industrialist was born.
2007 – Iraqi Director Adnan Ibrahim passes away.