Former President of Iraq Saddam Hussein is executed.
Israel establishes diplomatic relations with Vatican City and also upgrades to full diplomatic relations with Ireland.
Subhas Chandra Bose raises the flag of Indian independence at Port Blair.
The Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan.
The last coronation in Hungary is performed for King Charles IV and Queen Zita.
The All-India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India (later Dhaka, Bangladesh).
The Discovery Expedition under Robert Falcon Scott attains a Farthest South at 82°17′S in Antarctica.
Canadian ice hockey player Ernie McLea scores the first hat-trick in Stanley Cup play, and the Cup-winning goal as the Montreal Victorias defeat the Winnipeg Victorias 6–5.
The Treaty of St. Louis between the United States and the Shawnee Nation is proclaimed.
The Treaty of St. Louis between the United States and the united Ottawa, Ojibwa, and Potawatomi Indian tribes is proclaimed.
Queen Anne's War: James Moore, Governor of the Province of Carolina, abandons the Siege of St. Augustine.
The second and final edition of the Code of Justinian comes into effect in the Byzantine Empire.