| 1894 | The first automobile road race takes place in France over a distance of 78 miles. |
| 1933 | American aviator Wiley post completes the first solo flight around the world in seven days and 18-and-a-half hours. |
| 1950 | King Leopold 3 returns to Belgium after six years in Exile,but abdicates in August. |
| 1971 | Last US infantry units pull out of South Vietnam's northern border area. |
| 1987 | The first meeting of Sharjah Executive Council is inaugurated. |
| 2000 | Major power failure hit thousands of homes and business in northern emirates. |
| 2003 | Saddam Hussain's sons Uday and Qusay are killed in Mosul. |
| 2015 | Yemen's Aden airport reopens with Saudi military plane |
| 2016 | Gunmen killed seven people in shooting rampage in a shopping mall in Germany. |
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