1922 – Screening of “Toll of the Sea” film which is the first film ever made in color.
1925- After a seven-year occupation, British troops evacuate Cologne, Germany.
1940 – Lascaux caves which contain various murals discovered in France.
1958 – Indonesia nationalizes Dutch holdings on its territories.
1967 – The United Nations asks France to withdraw its troops from Djibouti.
1973 – The UN issues resolutions on punishing perpetrators of war crimes or crimes against humanity.
1984 – 3800 people killed in a toxic gas release at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal.
1933 – Dutch Noble Prize laureate Chemist Paul J. Crutzen was born.
1992 – Egyptian actor Salah Qabil passes away.
– The International Day of the Basque Language “Euskara Eguna.”
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