1842 – American physician Crawford W. Long uses ether for the first time in surgical operations.
1907 – First airplane factory, established by Brothers Charles and Gabriel Voisin, starts production.
1955 – United Kingdom joins the Baghdad Pact and signs a treaty with Iraq.
1979 – Iranians overwhelmingly support an Islamic Republic in a referendum.
1989 –Palestinian National Council approves unanimously election of Yaser Arafat as president of the Palestinian State.
1991 – End of Apartheid in South Africa.
Occasions:
Land Day in Palestine.
H. Zain/ H. Said