1725 - Nicolas Desmarest, French geologist (d. 1815)
1810 - Mexico issues Grito de Dolores, which called for the end of Spanish rule. Mexican Independence Day celebrates this event.
1827 - Jean Albert Gaudry, French geologist (d. 1908)
1848 - Slavery abolished in all French territories
1906 - Roald Amundsen discovers Magnetic South Pole
1963 - Malaya, Singapore, British North Borneo (Sabah) and Sarawak form Malaysia
1975 - Papua New Guinea gains independence from Australia (National Day)
