1789 - In Versailles, the Constitutional Assembly adopts the Declaration on the Rights of Man and Citizen.
1883 - The eruption of the Krakatau Volcano in the Pacific. As a result of the eruption and the created tsunami, over 36,000 people died.
1910 - Agneza Gonja Bojadzhiu (Mother Teresa) was born, a Catholic religion Catholic religion, a nun, a Nobel Peace Prize winner.
1974 - Soyuz 15 transmits 2 cosmonauts to the space station Salyut 3.
1974 - Guinea Busau becomes independent from Portugal.
1981 - Voyager 2 captures the moon of Saturn, Titan.
