Iceland is the first nation in the world to recognize the independence of the Baltic states.
Nolan Ryan strikes out Rickey Henderson to become the first Major League Baseball pitcher to record 5,000 strikeouts.
Nicaraguan Revolution: The FSLN seizes the National Congress of Nicaragua, along with over a thousand hostages.
The Congress of Chile votes in favour of a resolution condemning President Salvador Allende's government and demands that he resign or else be unseated through force and new elections.
Pope Paul VI arrives in Bogotá, Colombia. It is the first visit of a pope to Latin America.
The OAS attempts to assassinate French president Charles de Gaulle.
The Queen Charlotte earthquake is Canada's strongest since the 1700 Cascadia earthquake.
World War II: Holocaust of Kedros in Crete by German forces.
Bill Woodfull of Australia becomes the only test cricket captain to twice regain The Ashes.
Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to make a public appearance in an automobile.
Mahatma Gandhi forms the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) in order to fight discrimination against Indian traders in Natal.
The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands.
Twelve nations sign the First Geneva Convention, establishing the rules of protection of the victims of armed conflicts.
The first America's Cup is won by the yacht America.
The Haitian slave revolution begins in Saint-Domingue, Haiti.
Jacob Barsimson arrives in New Amsterdam. He is the first known Jewish immigrant to America.
Madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers.
Fettmilch Uprising: Jews are expelled from Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire, following the plundering of the Judengasse.