1938- A hurricane hitting some areas in New York kills 600 people.
1943- Bechara Khoury elected Lebanon’s president, becoming the first president of Lebanon after independence.
1985- 2000 Mexicans killed in a strong earthquake.
1997- Militants in Algeria slaughter 53 civilians in al-Qalb al-Kabir village.
1999- 2400 people killed in Taiwan hurricane.
World Day of Peace.
Armenia Independence Day.
1866- H.G. Wells, English novelist was born.
1972- French writer, Henry de Montherlant, passes away.