The Indo-Pakistani War comes to an end after UN mandated a ceasefire:
Also known as the Second Kashmiri War, the war was fought between India and Pakistan over the disputed territory of Kashmir.
Nixon Makes his Checkers Speech:
The televised speech was made by then-Vice Presidential candidate Richard Nixon as a response to accusations of corruption and use of campaign funds for private expenses. The speech received its name due to the mention of Checkers, a dog he had received as a gift for his children. In the speech, he emphasized that he intended to keep Checkers.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is Founded:
The Middle Eastern country was created by merging the kingdoms of Hejaz and Nejd by Ibn Saud, the king of the House of Saud. The day is celebrated as Saudi National Day in the Kingdom.
- 1949 Bruce Springsteen
American singer-songwriter, guitarist
- 1930 Ray Charles
American singer-songwriter, pianist, actor
- 1926 John Coltrane
American saxophonist, composer
- 1215 Kublai Khan
Mongolian Emperor
- 1994 Robert Bloch
American author
- 1988 Tibor Sekelj
Hungarian explorer, author
- 1973 Pablo Neruda
Chilean poet, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1968 Pio of Pietrelcina
Italian priest, saint
- 1939 Sigmund Freud
Austrian neurologist