1903 – First attempt of powered flight by the Wright brothers succeeds
1963 – UN General-Assembly agrees to increase number of non-permanent Security Council from 11 to 15 members.
1983 – IRA carries out operation inside the famous Harrods in London, leading to the death of ten people.
1997 – Ghanaian Kofi Annan elected as UN Secretary-General.
Born Today:
1770 – Ludwig van Beethoven, German musician.
1886 – Nabawyia Mousa the pioneer of girls’ education movement in Egypt.
Passed away:
1990 – Isaac Mousa Husseini, Palestinian writer.
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