This day in history:
- 2013 – Metallica performs a show in Antarctica, making them the first band to perform on all seven continents.
- 2001 – A raid conducted by the Internal Security Department (ISD) of Singapore foils a Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) plot to bomb foreign embassies in Singapore.
- 1972 – United Airlines Flight 553, a Boeing 737, crashes after aborting its landing attempt at Chicago Midway International Airport, killing 45. This is the first-ever loss of a Boeing 737.
- 1660 – A woman (either Margaret Hughes or Anne Marshall) appears on an English public stage for the first time, in the role of Desdemona in a production of Shakespeare's play Othello.
Births:
- 1902 – Wifredo Lam, Cuban-French painter (d. 1982)
- 1923 – Rudolph Pariser, Chinese-American soldier and chemist (d. 2021)
- 1979 – Ingrid Michaelson, American singer-songwriter and pianist
Deaths:
- 1632 – Philippe van Lansberge, Dutch astronomer and mathematician (b. 1561)
- 1980 – John Lennon, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1940)
- 1996 – Kashiwado Tsuyoshi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 47th Yokozuna (b. 1938)
Holidays:
- Constitution Day (Uzbekistan)
- Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Day (Ethiopia)
- Constitution Day (Romania)
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