Robert Stevens becomes the first victim in the 2001 anthrax attacks.

Mass demonstrations in Belgrade lead to resignation of Serbian strongman Slobodan Milošević. These demonstrations are often called the Bulldozer Revolution.

The Ladbroke Grove rail crash in west London kills 31 people.

The first official version of the Linux kernel, version 0.02, is released.

An Indonesian military transport crashes after takeoff from Jakarta killing 137.

After one hundred and fifty years ''The Herald'' broadsheet newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, is published for the last time as a separate newspaper.

The Chilean opposition coalition ''Concertación'' (center-left) defeats Augusto Pinochet in his re-election attempt and a general election is called the following year.

Israeli secret nuclear weapons are revealed. The British newspaper ''The Sunday Times'' runs Mordechai Vanunu's story on its front page under the headline: "Revealed — the secrets of Israel's nuclear arsenal".

Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space, aboard the Space Shuttle ''Challenger''.

Raoul Wallenberg becomes an honorary U.S. citizen.

Guildford pub bombings: bombs planted by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) kill four British soldiers and one civilian.

Signature of the European Patent Convention.

Montreal, Quebec: British Trade Commissioner James Cross is kidnapped by members of the FLQ terrorist group, triggering the October Crisis.

The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is founded.

The first episode of ''Monty Python's Flying Circus'' airs on BBC.

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Near Detroit, Michigan, there is a partial core meltdown at the Enrico Fermi demonstration nuclear breeder reactor.

''Dr. No'', the first in the James Bond film series, is released.

The first documented recovery meeting of Narcotics Anonymous is held.

The 1948 Ashgabat earthquake kills 110,000.

The first televised White House address is given by U.S. President Harry S. Truman.

Hollywood Black Friday: A six-month strike by Hollywood set decorators turns into a bloody riot at the gates of Warner Brothers' studios.

Suffrage is extended to women in France.

Royal Canadian Air Force pilots shoot down the first German jet fighter over France.

The Jarrow March sets off for London.

British Airship R101 crashes in France ''en-route'' to India on its maiden voyage.

Baseball: The World Series is broadcast on the radio for the first time.

Bulgaria enters World War I as one of the Central Powers.

World War I: first aerial combat resulting in a kill.

In a revolution in Portugal the monarchy is overthrown and a republic is declared .

Wilbur Wright pilots Wright Flyer III in a flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes, a world record that stood until 1908.

Sir Samuel Griffith is appointed the first Chief Justice of Australia and Sir Edmund Barton and Richard O'Connor are appointed as foundation justices.

The first individual time trial for racing cyclists is held on a 50-mile course north of London.

Chief Joseph surrenders his Nez Perce band to General Nelson A. Miles.

The Saxby Gale devastates the Bay of Fundy region of Maritime Canada. The storm had been predicted over a year before by a British naval officer.

The Indian city of Calcutta is almost totally destroyed by a cyclone; 60,000 die.

The City of Anaheim is founded.

French Revolution: Christianity is disestablished in France.

French Revolution: Women of Paris march to Versailles in the March on Versailles to confront Louis XVI about his refusal to promulgate the decrees on the abolition of feudalism, demand bread, and have the King and his court moved to Paris.

The University of Kiel is founded.

Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.

Foundation of Concepción, city in Chile.

King Alfonso VII of Leon recognises Portugal as a Kingdom.

The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople.

Coronation of Byzantine Emperor Heraclius