This day in history:
- 2021 – Five thousand people gathered in the town of Kherrata, Bejaia Province to mark the second anniversary of the Hirak protest movement. Demonstrations had been suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria.
- 1962 – Flooding in the coastal areas of West Germany kills 315 and destroys the homes of about 60,000 people.
- 1986 – China Airlines Flight 2265 crashes into the Pacific Ocean near Penghu Airport in Taiwan, killing all 13 aboard.
- 1940 – World War II: Altmark incident: The German tanker Altmark is boarded by sailors from the British destroyer HMS Cossack. A total of 299 British prisoners are freed.
Births:
- 1222 – Nichiren, founder of Nichiren Buddhism (d. 1282)
- 1909 – Hugh Beaumont, American actor and director (d. 1982)
- 1995 – Katy Dunne, English tennis player
Deaths:
- 1944 – Dadasaheb Phalke, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1870)
- 1996 – Pat Brown, American lawyer and politician, 32nd Governor of California (b. 1905)
- 1754 – Richard Mead, English physician (b. 1673)
Holidays:
- Day of the Shining Star (Kim Jong Il's birthday) (North Korea)
- Elizabeth Peratrovich Day (Alaska)
- Restoration of Lithuania's Statehood Day, celebrate the independence of Lithuania from Russia and Germany in 1918 (Lithuania)
Random Article of the day:
Nikola Nikolov (footballer, born 1986)
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