- 1787 Arthur Phillip sets sails with 11 ships of criminals to Botany Bay, Australia
- 1830 Republic of Ecuador is founded, with Juan Jose Flores as president
- 1934 Great dustbowl storm sweeps across US prairies
- 1940 Winston Churchill says I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears & sweat
- 1981 Pope John Paul II is shot and critically wounded by Turkish gunman Mehemet Ali Agca in St Peter’s Square, Vatican City
- 1989 Approx 2,000 students begin hunger strike in Tiananmen Square, China
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