1091 - a tornado thought to be of strength T8/F4 strikes the heart of London.
1604 - German astronomer Johannes Kepler observes a supernova in the constellation Ophiuchus.
1918 - Yugoslavia proclaims itself a republic
1979 - Mother Teresa awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
1989 - a magnitude earthquake hits the San Francisco Bay Area and causes 57 deaths directly (and 6 indirectly).
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
