The First election of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile is held:
The parliamentary body of the Central Tibetan Administration was elected and formed by Tibetan exiles in India.
Interim government of India is formed:
The interim government and the Constituent Assembly of India were given the task to oversee India’s transition to independence from British rule.
U.S. Department of the Treasury is formed:
The department is responsible for managing the government’s revenue and spending. Alexander Hamilton was the first Secretary of the Treasury
U.K. adopts the Gregorian Calendar:
The calendar, also known as the Western Calendar, is one of the most widely used calendars today. Before the switch, Britain and its territories followed the Julian Calendar.
- 1982 Joey Barton
English footballer
- 1966 Salma Hayek
Mexican/American actress, director, producer
- 1964 Keanu Reeves
Canadian actor
- 1973 J. R. R. Tolkien
English philologist, author
- 1969 Ho Chi Minh
Vietnamese politician, 1st President of Vietnam
- 1948 Sylvanus Morley
American archaeologist, scholar