1883 | The eruption of the volcano Krakatoa started in Indonesia leading to the loss of 36,000 lives and the resulting tsunami.

1955 | ‘Pather Panchali’, the Indian film directed by Satyajit Ray was released.

1959 | The British Motor Corporation unveiled the Morris Mini-Minor car which was only 10 feet long but seated four passengers.

1981 | NASA’s Voyager 2 successfully takes photos of Saturn's moon Titan.

2012 | 15-year-old New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko became the youngest LPGA Tour event winner and the first amateur winner since 1969 as she won the Canadian Women's Open.

2014 | Fast Food giant Burger King agreed to purchase Canadian doughnut chain Tim Hortons for $11.4 billion.

2018 | Emmerson Mnangagwa became the President of Zimbabwe.

2021 | Two bomb blasts at Afghanistan’s Kabul Airport killed at least 60 people, including 12 US soldiers, amid international efforts to evacuate citizens out of the country following the Taliban takeover.