1942 – Japanese troops enter Indonesia during Second World War.
1955 – Israeli brutal raid on Gaza, Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser calls upon UNSC to hold session.
1974 – Diplomatic relations between USA and Egypt established after seven-years of suspension.
1986 – Olof Palma, Prime Minister of Sweden, assassinated.
Born today:
1915 – Peter Medawar, a Brazilian-Briton of Lebanese father, got Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1960.
Passes away:
1869 – Alphonse de Lamartine, French poet and politician.