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2003
The last known speaker of Akkala Sami dies, rendering the language extinct.
2001
A fire at the Mesa Redonda shopping center in Lima, Peru, kills at least 291.
1998
Leaders of the Khmer Rouge apologize for the 1970s genocide in Cambodia that claimed over 1 million lives.
1997
Hong Kong begins to kill all the nation's 1.25 million chickens to stop the spread of a potentially deadly influenza strain.
1996
Guatemala and leaders of Guatemalan National Revolutionary Union sign a peace accord ending a 36-year civil war.
1992
Fernando Collor de Mello, president of Brazil, tries to resign amidst corruption charges, but is then impeached.
1989
Riots break-out after Hong Kong decides to forcibly repatriate Vietnamese refugees.
1975
A bomb explodes at La Guardia Airport in New York City, killing 11 people and injuring 74.
1972
An Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 (a Lockheed Tristar) crashes on approach to Miami International Airport, Florida, killing 101.
1966
The Beatles start the recording session that would become the hit single Penny Lane at Abbey Road Studio.
1965
Filming began on Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey in England.
1959
The Lisbon Metro begins operation.
1949
KC2XAK of Bridgeport, Connecticut becomes the first Ultra high frequency (UHF) television station to operate a daily schedule.
1940
World War II: In The Second Great Fire of London, the Luftwaffe fire-bombs London, killing almost 200 civilians.
1939
First flight of the Consolidated B-24.
1937
The Irish Free State is replaced by a new state called Ireland with the adoption of a new constitution.
1934
Japan renounces the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 and the London Naval Treaty of 1930.
1930
Sir Muhammad Iqbal's presidential address in Allahabad introduces the Two-Nation Theory and outlines a vision for the creation of Pakistan.
1911
Sun Yat-sen becomes the provisional President of the Republic of China; he formally takes office on January 1, 1912.
Mongolia gains independence from the Qing dynasty.
1890
United States soldiers kill more than 200 Oglala Lakota people with four Hotchkiss guns in the Wounded Knee Massacre.
1876
The Ashtabula River Railroad bridge disaster occurs, leaving 64 injured and 92 dead at Ashtabula, Ohio.
1860
The first British seagoing iron-clad warship, HMS ''Warrior'' is launched.
1851
The first American YMCA opens in Boston, Massachusetts.
1845
According with International Boundary delimitation, U.S.A annexes the Mexican state of Texas, following the Manifest Destiny doctrine. For others, the Republic of Texas is admitted as the 28th U.S. state.
1835
The Treaty of New Echota is signed, ceding all the lands of the Cherokee east of the Mississippi River to the United States.
1813
British soldiers burn Buffalo, New York during the War of 1812.
1812
The USS ''Constitution'' under the command of Captain William Bainbridge, captures the HMS Java off the coast of Brazil after a three hour battle.
1786
French Revolution: The Assembly of Notables is convened.
1778
American Revolutionary War: 3,500 British soldiers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell capture Savannah, Georgia without firing a shot.
1170
Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II; he subsequently becomes a saint and martyr in the Anglican Church and the Roman Catholic Church.