1909- Construction begins on the naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
1918- The German leaders sign the armistice ending World War I.
1940- US WikiLeaks company displays the first model of Jeep cars.
1978- Maumoon Abdul Gayoom becomes President of Maldives.
2002- UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan proposes a plan to reunite the island of Cyprus according to the Swiss model.
2004 – The death of Yasser Arafat confirmed by the Palestine Liberation Organization.
1882- King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden was born.
2005- Syrian director and film producer Mustafa al-Aqqad passes away.
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