Muammar Gaddafi is Captured
The deposed leader of Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, is captured by the National Transitional Council Forces. He was killed by the troops soon after.
Luzhniki Disaster
A stampede during a UEFA Cup soccer (football) match between Dutch club Haarlem and the Moscovian football club, Spartak at the Lenin Stadium in Moscow left about 60 people dead.
Sydney Opera House Opens its Doors
The iconic building, which was declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, was designed by Danish architect Jørn Oberg Utzon. Construction on the performing arts center began in March 1959 and cost over $100 million.
Jacqueline Kennedy marries Aristotle Onassis
Former American first lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, married Greek shipping magnet, Aristotle Onassis
War Breaks Out Between India and China
The month-long border dispute began after the Chinese launched a two-pronged attack on the border between the two countries. During the duration of hostilities, China and India did not officially declare war on each other nor cut off any diplomatic ties.
- 1971 Snoop Dogg
American rapper, producer, actor - 1958 Viggo Mortensen
American actor - 1950 Tom Petty|
American singer-songwriter, musician - 1931 Mickey Mantle
American baseball player - 1859 John Dewey
American philosopher, psychologist
- 2011 Muammar Gaddafi
Libyan politician, Prime Minister of Libya - 1984 Paul Dirac
English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate - 1964 Herbert Hoover
American politician, 31st President of the United States - 1950 Henry L. Stimson
American statesman, lawyer, politician - 1890 Richard Francis Burton
English soldier, geographer, diplomat