1917 – The British army defeats the Turkish army in Gaza.
1933 – Japan withdraws from the League of Nations Assembly.
1973 – American actor Marlon Brando declines Best Actor Oscar owing to the poor treatment of Native Americans in the film industry and Hollywood’s portrayal of them.
1979 – Arab Foreign Ministers meet in Baghdad and decide boycotting Egypt in protest against Camp David Accords it signed with the Israeli enemy.
2001 – US uses veto against a Security Council resolution to send an international observer force to protect Palestinians.
Born today
1912-British Prime Minister, Leonard James Callaghan.
Passed away
Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first person to enter space and orbit the Earth.
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