The last known speaker of Akkala Sami dies, rendering the language extinct.

A fire at the Mesa Redonda shopping center in Lima, Peru, kills at least 291.

Leaders of the Khmer Rouge apologize for the 1970s genocide in Cambodia that claimed over 1 million lives.

Hong Kong begins to kill all the nation's 1.25 million chickens to stop the spread of a potentially deadly influenza strain.

Guatemala and leaders of Guatemalan National Revolutionary Union sign a peace accord ending a 36-year civil war.

Fernando Collor de Mello, president of Brazil, tries to resign amidst corruption charges, but is then impeached.

Riots break-out after Hong Kong decides to forcibly repatriate Vietnamese refugees.

A bomb explodes at La Guardia Airport in New York City, killing 11 people and injuring 74.

An Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 (a Lockheed Tristar) crashes on approach to Miami International Airport, Florida, killing 101.

The Beatles start the recording session that would become the hit single Penny Lane at Abbey Road Studio.

Filming began on Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey in England.

The Lisbon Metro begins operation.

KC2XAK of Bridgeport, Connecticut becomes the first Ultra high frequency (UHF) television station to operate a daily schedule.

World War II: In The Second Great Fire of London, the Luftwaffe fire-bombs London, killing almost 200 civilians.

First flight of the Consolidated B-24.

The Irish Free State is replaced by a new state called Ireland with the adoption of a new constitution.

Japan renounces the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 and the London Naval Treaty of 1930.

Sir Muhammad Iqbal's presidential address in Allahabad introduces the Two-Nation Theory and outlines a vision for the creation of Pakistan.

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.

United States soldiers kill more than 200 Oglala Lakota people with four Hotchkiss guns in the Wounded Knee Massacre.

The Ashtabula River Railroad bridge disaster occurs, leaving 64 injured and 92 dead at Ashtabula, Ohio.

The first British seagoing iron-clad warship, HMS ''Warrior'' is launched.

The first American YMCA opens in Boston, Massachusetts.

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.

The Treaty of New Echota is signed, ceding all the lands of the Cherokee east of the Mississippi River to the United States.

British soldiers burn Buffalo, New York during the War of 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.

French Revolution: The Assembly of Notables is convened.

American Revolutionary War: 3,500 British soldiers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell capture Savannah, Georgia without firing a shot.

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.