*1977 – For the second time, Ted Bundy escapes from his cell in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
Today in 1903, 121 years ago: in Chicago (United States) 590 people die in the fire of the Iroquois Theater.
*1997 – In the worst incident in Algeria's insurgency, the Wilaya of Relizane massacres, 400 people from four villages are killed.
Today in 1924, 100 years ago: the first section of the Gran Metro was inaugurated in Barcelona.
Today in 1885, 139 years ago: in Spain, María Cristina de Habsburg, widow of Alfonso XII, swears in the Constitution as regent in Congress.
Today in 1983, 41 years ago: 60 km from San Salvador (El Salvador), the guerrillas occupy the main barracks in the north of the country.
Today in 2019, 5 years ago: The Wuhan City Municipal Health Committee issued an “urgent notice for treatment of pneumonia of unknown cause.”
Today in 1896, 128 years ago: in Manila (Philippines), a firing squad executes the patriot José Rizal.
Today in 1927, 97 years ago: The Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan.
Today in 2006, 18 years ago: The Indonesian passenger ferry MV Senopati Nusantara sinks in a storm, resulting in at least 400 deaths.
Today in 1916, 108 years ago: The last coronation in Hungary is performed for King Charles IV and Queen Zita.
Today in 2004, 20 years ago: in Buenos Aires (Argentina) the Cro-Magnon Republic nightclub burns down: 194 dead and more than 1432 injured.
Today in 1953, 71 years ago: in the United States, the RCA company launches the first NTSC color TV ($1,175 each, equivalent to $11,175 in 2019).
Today in 1928, 96 years ago: in Vigo, Spain, the Municipal Stadium of Balaídos is inaugurated.
Today in 1954, 70 years ago: in Buenos Aires (Argentina), the constitutional government of Juan Domingo Perón legalizes prostitution -which was "prohibited" since the Infamous Decade - and creates the Meretrices Union.
Today in 2013, 11 years ago: More than 100 people are killed when anti-government forces attack key buildings in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Today in 1862, 162 years ago: at Cape Hatteras (United States), the ship USS Monitor sinks.
Today in 1902, 122 years ago: The Discovery Expedition under Robert Falcon Scott attained a Farthest South at 82°17′S in Antarctica.
Today in 1996, 28 years ago: Proposed budget cuts by Benjamin Netanyahu spark protests from 250,000 workers who shut down services across Israel.
Today in 1696, 328 years ago: in the skies of Guápulo (Ecuador) appears the "Virgin of the Cloud".
Today in 1853, 171 years ago: Gadsden Purchase: The United States buys land from Mexico to facilitate railroad building in the Southwest.
Today in 1987, 37 years ago: Stella Sigcau, Prime minister of the South African Bantustan of Transkei, is ousted from power in a bloodless military coup led by General Bantu Holomisa.
Today in 1960, 64 years ago: in the city of Chilpancingo (Mexico), about 20 people were killed and a hundred injured after the Mexican army, under orders from the Government of the state of Guerrero, opened fire on striking students.
Today in 1972, 52 years ago: in the context of the Vietnam War, the United States stops bombing civilian villages in North Vietnam.
Today in 1996, 28 years ago: in the Indian state of Assam, Bodos separatists bomb a passenger train and kill 26 people.
Today in 1816, 208 years ago: The Treaty of St. Louis between the United States and the united Ottawa, Ojibwa, and Potawatomi Indian tribes is proclaimed.
Today in 1995, 29 years ago: in Altnaharra (Scottish Highlands) the lowest temperature in the history of the United Kingdom is recorded, with 27.2° C below zero. The previous two records were Braemar (Aberdeenshire) on 11 February 1895 and 10 January 1982.
Today in 1993, 31 years ago: Israel and Vatican City sign a historic agreement of mutual recognition in Jerusalem.
Today in 1935, 89 years ago: The Italian Air Force bombs a Swedish Red Cross hospital during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War.
Today in 1902, 122 years ago: the Spanish Government sends warships to Tangier, which remain prepared to invade Morocco, which will later mark the beginning of the Rif War.
Today in 1992, 32 years ago: the Organic Law ratifying the Maastricht Treaty enters into force in Spain.
Today in 1903, 121 years ago: A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills at least 605.
Today in 2001, 23 years ago: in Argentina, Adolfo Rodríguez Saá resigns from the Presidency of the Argentine Nation, by the law of acefalia, the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Eduardo Camaño assumes the presidency on an interim basis until the Legislative Assembly appoints a new President for Argentina.
Today in 1980, 44 years ago: in Uruguay, the Gold Cup of World Champions, known as Mundialito, begins in Montevideo.
Today in 1967, 57 years ago: Aeroflot Flight L-51 crashes near Liepāja International Airport in Liepāja, Latvia, killing 43.
Today in 1958, 66 years ago: The Guatemalan Air Force sinks several Mexican fishing boats alleged to have breached maritime borders, killing three and sparking international tension.
Today in 2005, 19 years ago: Tropical Storm Zeta forms in the open Atlantic Ocean, tying the record for the latest tropical cyclone ever to form in the North Atlantic basin.