This day in history:
- 1905 – The Tampere conference, where Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin meet for the first time, is held in Tampere, Finland.
- 1916 – World War I: Battle of Magdhaba: Allied forces defeat Turkish forces in the Sinai Peninsula.
- 2008 – A coup d'état occurs in Guinea hours after the death of President Lansana Conté.
- 1941 – World War II: After 15 days of fighting, the Imperial Japanese Army occupies Wake Island.
Births:
- 1908 – Yousuf Karsh, Armenian-Canadian photographer (d. 2002)
- 1972 – Morgan, Italian singer-songwriter and composer
- 1948 – Jim Ferguson, American guitarist, composer, and journalist
Deaths:
- 1884 – John Chisum, American businessman and poker player (b. 1824)
- 2012 – Jean Harris, American educator and murderer (b. 1923)
- 1930 – Mustafa Fehmi Kubilay, Turkish lieutenant and educator (b. 1906)
Holidays:
- Tom Bawcock's Eve (Mousehole, Cornwall)
- Tibb's Eve (Newfoundland and Labrador)
- Night of the Radishes (Oaxaca City, Mexico)
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