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- Birth of Bahá'u'lláh, celebration started at sunset the day before. (Bahá'í Faith)
- Birth of Sun Yat-Sen, also Doctors' Day and Cultural Renaissance Day. (Taiwan)
- Christian Feast Day:
- Constitution Day (Azerbaijan)
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- 2006 - The region of South Ossetia holds a referendum on independence from Georgia.
- 2003 - Iraq war: In Nasiriya, Iraq, at least 23 people, among them the first Italian casualties of the 2003 Iraq war, are killed in a suicide bomb attack on an Italian police base.
- 2003 - Shanghai Transrapid sets up a new world speed record (501 kilometres per hour (311 mph)) for commercial railway systems.
- 2001 - In New York City, American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300 en route to the Dominican Republic, crashes minutes after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport, killing all 260 on board and five on the ground.
- 2001 - Attack on Afghanistan: Taliban forces abandon Kabul, Afghanistan, ahead of advancing Afghan Northern Alliance troops.
- 1999 - The Düzce earthquake strikes Turkey with a magnitude of 7.2 on the Richter scale.
- 1998 - Vice President Al Gore signs the Kyoto Protocol.
- 1998 - Daimler-Benz completes a merger with Chrysler to form Daimler-Chrysler.
- 1997 - Ramzi Yousef is found guilty of masterminding the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
- 1996 - A Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747 and a Kazakh Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane collide in mid-air near New Delhi, killing 349. The deadliest mid-air collision to date.
- 1993 - Decree of President of Kazakhstan "About introducing national currency of Republic of Kazakhstan" is issued.
- 1991 - Dili Massacre, Indonesian forces open fire on a crowd of student protesters in Dili, East Timor.
- 1990 - Crown Prince Akihito is formally installed as Emperor Akihito of Japan, becoming the 125th Japanese monarch.
- 1990 - Tim Berners-Lee publishes a formal proposal for the World Wide Web.
- 1982 - In the Soviet Union, Yuri Andropov becomes the general secretary of the Soviet Communist Party's Central Committee, succeeding Leonid I. Brezhnev.
- 1982 - Lech Wa??sa, a Solidarity leader, is released from a Polish prison after eleven months.
- 1981 - Space Shuttle program: Mission STS-2, utilizing the Space Shuttle Columbia, marks the first time a manned spacecraft is launched into space twice.
- 1980 - The NASA space probe Voyager I makes its closest approach to Saturn and takes the first images of its rings.
- 1979 - Iran hostage crisis: In response to the hostage situation in Tehran, US President Jimmy Carter orders a halt to all petroleum imports into the United States from Iran.
- 1978 - As Bishop of Rome Pope John Paul II takes possession of his Cathedral Church, the Basilica of St. John Lateran.
- 1975 - The Comoros joins the United Nations.
- 1971 - Vietnam War: As part of Vietnamization, US President Richard M. Nixon sets February 1, 1972 as the deadline for the removal of another 45,000 American troops from Vietnam.
- 1970 - The Oregon Highway Division attempts to destroy a rotting beached Sperm whale with explosives, leading to the now infamous "exploding whale" incident.
- 1970 - The 1970 Bhola cyclone makes landfall on the coast of East Pakistan becoming the deadliest tropical cyclone in history.
- 1969 - Vietnam War: My Lai Massacre – Independent investigative journalist Seymour Hersh breaks the My Lai story.
- 1968 - Equatorial Guinea joins the United Nations.
- 1968 - Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District argued before the Supreme Court.
- 1958 - A team of rock climbers led by Warren Harding completes the first ascent of The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite Valley.
- 1956 - Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia join the United Nations.
- 1948 - In Tokyo, an international war crimes tribunal sentences seven Japanese military and government officials, including General Hideki Tojo, to death for their roles in World War II.
- 1944 - World War II: The Royal Air Force launches 29 Avro Lancaster bombers in one of the most successful precision bombing attacks of war and sinks the German battleship Tirpitz, with 12,000 lb Tallboy bombs off Tromsø, Norway.
- 1942 - World War II: The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal between Japanese and American forces begins near Guadalcanal. The battle lasts for three days.
- 1941 - World War II: Temperatures around Moscow drop to -12 ° C and the Soviet Union launches ski troops for the first time against the freezing German forces near the city.
- 1941 - World War II: The Soviet cruiser Chervona Ukraina is destroyed during the Battle of Sevastopol.
- 1938 - Hermann Göring proposes plans to make Madagascar the "Jewish homeland", an idea that actually is first considered by 19th century journalist Theodor Herzl.
- 1936 - In California, the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge opens to traffic.
- 1933 - Hugh Gray takes the first known photos of the Loch Ness Monster.
- 1927 - Leon Trotsky is expelled from the Soviet Communist Party, leaving Joseph Stalin in undisputed control of the Soviet Union.
- 1922 - The Sigma Gamma Rho sorority is founded on the campus of Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana.
- 1920 - Italy and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes sign the Treaty of Rapallo.
- 1918 - Austria becomes a republic.
- 1912 - The frozen bodies of Robert Scott and his men are found on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica.
- 1905 - Norway holds a referendum in favor of monarchy over republic.
- 1893 - The treaty of the Durand Line is signed between present day Pakistan and Afghanistan – the Durand Line has gained international recognition as an international border between the two nations.
- 1892 - William "Pudge" Heffelfinger becomes the first professional American football player on record, participating in his first paid game for the Allegheny Athletic Association.
- 1847 - Sir James Young Simpson, a British physician, is the first to use chloroform as an anaesthetic.
- 1793 - Jean Sylvain Bailly, the first Mayor of Paris, is guillotined.
- 1555 - The English Parliament re-establishes Catholicism.
- 1439 - Plymouth, England, becomes the first town incorporated by the English Parliament.
- 1028 - Future Byzantine empress Zoe marries Romanus Argyrus according to the wishes of the dying Constantine VIII.
- 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days.
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- 1988 - Russell Westbrook, American basketball player
- 1987 - Bryan Little, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1986 - Evan Yo, Taiwanese pop singer
- 1985 - Arianny Celeste, UFC Ring Girl and model
- 1984 - Sepp De Roover, Belgian footballer
- 1984 - Omarion, American R&B musician
- 1984 - Sandara Park, South Korean actor
- 1984 - Conrad Rautenbach, Zimbabwean rally driver
- 1983 - Carlton Cole, English footballer
- 1983 - Charlie Morton (pitcher), American baseball player
- 1982 - Anne Hathaway, American actress
- 1982 - Mikele Leigertwood, English footballer
- 1981 - DJ Campbell, English footballer
- 1980 - Trent Acid, American professional wrestler (d. 2010)
- 1980 - Ryan Gosling, Canadian actor
- 1979 - Matt Cappotelli, American professional wrestler
- 1979 - Corey Maggette, American basketball player
- 1979 - Cote de Pablo, Chilean/American actress
- 1979 - Crown J, South Korean hip hop singer and rapper
- 1978 - Andrew Kinlochan, English singer and musician
- 1978 - Alexandra Maria Lara, Romanian/German actress
- 1978 - Ashley Williams, American actress
- 1978 - Lena Yada, American actress, model, surfer, and professional wrestler
- 1977 - Lee Murray, English mixed martial artist
- 1977 - Benni McCarthy, South African footballer
- 1977 - Dalene Kurtis, American model
- 1976 - Tevin Campbell, American R&B singer
- 1976 - Judith Holofernes, German singer (Wir sind Helden)
- 1976 - Richelle Mead, American author
- 1976 - Miros?aw Szymkowiak, Polish footballer
- 1975 - Nina Brosh, Israeli model and actress
- 1975 - Angela Watson, American actress
- 1975 - Jason Lezak, American swimmer
- 1974 - Tamala Jones, American actress
- 1973 - Mayte Garcia, American dancer
- 1973 - Radha Mitchell, Australian actress
- 1973 - Ethan Zohn, United Soccer Leagues star, winner of Survivor: Africa
- 1972 - Vassilis Tsiartas, Greek footballer
- 1970 - Donna Adamo, American professional wrestler
- 1970 - Tonya Harding, American figure skater
- 1970 - Craig Parker, New Zealand actor
- 1970 - Harvey Stephens, British actor
- 1969 - Ian Bremmer, American political scientist
- 1969 - Jason Cundy, English footballer and broadcaster
- 1969 - Johnny Gosch, American kidnap victim
- 1968 - Glenn Gilberti, American professional wrestler
- 1968 - Kathleen Hanna, American singer and songwriter
- 1968 - Aya Hisakawa, Japanese voice actress and singer
- 1968 - Sammy Sosa, Dominican baseball player
- 1968 - Aaron Stainthorpe, British singer (My Dying Bride)
- 1967 - Michael Moorer, American boxer
- 1967 - Grant Nicholas, British singer (Feeder)
- 1965 - Lex Lang, American voice actor
- 1964 - Vic Chesnutt, American singer and songwriter (d. 2009)
- 1964 - David Ellefson, American musician (Megadeth)
- 1963 - Susumu Terajima, Japanese actor
- 1963 - Sam Lloyd, American actor
- 1962 - Naomi Wolf, American author and feminist
- 1962 - Neal Shusterman, American author
- 1962 - Mark Hunter, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1962 - Brix Smith, American musician (The Fall, The Adult Net)
- 1962 - Mariella Frostrup, Norwegian journalist and television presenter
- 1961 - Nadia Com?neci, Romanian gymnast
- 1961 - Enzo Francescoli, Uruguayan footballer
- 1961 - Jonathan Nossiter, American film director
- 1961 - Michaela Paetsch, American violinist
- 1960 - Ismo Alanko, Finnish musician
- 1960 - Maurane, Belgian singer
- 1959 - Vincent Irizarry, American actor
- 1958 - Nick Stellino, Italian-American television chef
- 1958 - Megan Mullally, American actress and singer
- 1955 - Katharine Weber, American novelist
- 1953 - Vasilis Karras, Greek singer
- 1952 - Ronald Burkle, American entrepreneur
- 1949 - Ron Lapointe, Canadian ice hockey coach (d. 1992)
- 1949 - Sinyan Shen (??? or ???), American physicist and classical composer.
- 1949 - Jack Reed, American politician
- 1948 - Errol Brown, English singer (Hot Chocolate)
- 1948 - Cliff Harris, American football player
- 1947 - Ron Bryant, American baseball player
- 1947 - Patrice Leconte, French film director and screenwriter
- 1947 - Buck Dharma, American musician (Blue Öyster Cult)
- 1946 - Krister Henriksson, Swedish actor
- 1945 - Tracy Kidder, American journalist and author
- 1945 - Neil Young, Canadian singer and musician
- 1944 - Booker T. Jones, American musician and songwriter (Booker T and the MG's)
- 1944 - Al Michaels, American television sportscaster
- 1943 - Bjorn Waldegard, Swedish rally driver
- 1943 - Julie Ege, Norwegian/British actress (d. 2008)
- 1943 - Brian Hyland, American singer
- 1943 - Wallace Shawn, American actor and playwright
- 1941 - Carol Gluck, American academic and Japanologist
- 1940 - Michel Audet, Quebec economist and politician
- 1940 - Jürgen Todenhöfer, German politician
- 1939 - Ruby Nash Curtis, American singer (Ruby & the Romantics)
- 1939 - Terry McDonald, English footballer
- 1939 - Lucia Popp, Slovakian soprano (d. 1993)
- 1938 - Denis DeJordy, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1938 - Benjamin Mkapa, Tanzanian president
- 1936 - Mills Lane, American judge and boxing referee
- 1936 - Mort Shuman, American songwriter and singer (d. 1991)
- 1934 - Charles Manson, American cult leader
- 1933 - Jalal Talabani, President of Iraq
- 1931 - Bob Crewe, American songwriter and producer (The Four Seasons)
- 1930 - Ann Flood, American actress
- 1929 - Michael Ende, German writer (d. 1995)
- 1929 - Princess Grace of Monaco, American Actress, Royalty (d. 1982)
- 1928 - Bob Holness, English presenter and actor
- 1927 - Yutaka Taniyama, Japanese mathematician (d. 1958)
- 1924 - Sam Jones, jazz bassist (d. 1981)
- 1923 - Vicco von Bülow, German film director
- 1922 - Kim Hunter, American actress (d. 2002)
- 1920 - Richard Quine, American actor (d. 1989)
- 1917 - Jo Stafford, American singer (d. 2008)
- 1916 - Jean Papineau-Couture, French Canadian composer (d. 2000)
- 1916 - Paul Emery, British racing driver (d. 1993)
- 1916 - Rogelio de la Rosa, Filipino actor and politician (d. 1986)
- 1915 - Roland Barthes, French critic and writer (d. 1980)
- 1911 - Buck Clayton, American jazz trumpet player (d. 1991)
- 1910 - Dudley Nourse, South African cricketer, Wisden COY 1952 (d. 1981)
- 1908 - Harry Blackmun, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1999)
- 1903 - Jack Oakie, American actor (d. 1978)
- 1901 - James Luther Adams, American theologian (d. 1994)
- 1898 - Leon Štukelj, Slovene gymnast (d. 1999)
- 1897 - Karl Marx, German composer (d. 1985)
- 1896 - Salim Ali, Indian ornithologist (d. 1987)
- 1892 - Tudor Davies, Welsh operatic tenor (d. 1958)
- 1890 - Lily Kronberger, Hungarian figure skater (d. 1974)
- 1889 - DeWitt Wallace, American magazine publisher (d. 1981)
- 1886 - Günther Dyhrenfurth, German born geologist, geographer and Himalayan explorer (d. 1975)
- 1886 - Ben Travers, British playwright (d. 1980)
- 1881 - Olev Siinmaa, Estonian architect (d. 1948)
- 1881 - Maximilian von Weichs, German field marshal (d. 1954)
- 1872 - William Fay, Irish actor and theatre producer (d. 1947)
- 1866 - Sun Yat-sen ???, the Father of China; 1st President of the Republic of China (d. 1925)
- 1850 - Mikhail Chigorin, Russian chess player (d. 1908)
- 1848 - Eduard Müller, member of the Swiss Federal Council (d. 1919)
- 1842 - John Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1919)
- 1840 - Auguste Rodin, French sculptor (d. 1917)
- 1833 - Alexander Borodin, Russian composer and chemist (d. 1887)
- 1817 - Bahá'u'lláh, Prophet Founder of the Bahá'í Faith (d. 1892)
- 1815 - Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American women's rights activist (d. 1902)
- 1795 - Thaddeus William Harris, American naturalist (d. 1856)
- 1755 - Gerhard von Scharnhorst, Prussian general (d. 1813)
- 1729 - Louis Antoine de Bougainville, French explorer (d. 1811)
- 1684 - Edward Vernon, Royal Navy admiral (d. 1757)
- 1651 - Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Mexican mystic and author (d. 1695)
- 1615 - Richard Baxter, English clergyman (d. 1691)
- 1606 - Jeanne Mance, French-Canadian settler (d. 1673)
- 1547 - Claude of Valois, French princess (d. 1575)
- 1528 - Qi Jiguang, Chinese general (d. 1588)
- 1493 - Bartolomeo Bandinelli, Italian sculptor (d. 1560)