1909 – Britain’s first international aircraft exhibition opened.
1925 – More than 2000 people died and 6000 others injured in a hurricane in the US.
1949 – German Democratic Republic (GDR) was established.
1962 – Ceasefire in Algeria following the signing of Evian-les-Bains treaty.
1993 – UN demarcates marine borders between Kuwait and Iraq.
Born Today:
1900 – French Physician and Nobel-Laureate Frédéric Joliot-Curie.
Passed away:
1930 – Former UK Prime Minister and Arthur James Balfour, who is known of his Balfour Declaration.
Occasions:
Teachers’ Day in Syria.
H. Zain/ Barry