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1965

Syngman Rhee, South Korean journalist and politician, 1st President of South Korea (born 1875)

Syngman Rhee, South Korean journalist and politician, 1st President of South Korea (born 1875)

1953

Chung Dong-young, South Korean journalist and politician, 31st South Korean Minister of Unification

Chung Dong-young, South Korean journalist and politician, 31st South Korean Minister of Unification

1973

Kim Dae-jung, a South Korean politician and later president of South Korea, is kidnapped.

Kim Dae-jung, a South Korean politician and later president of South Korea, is kidnapped.

2009

Kim Dae-jung, South Korean lieutenant and politician, 15th President of South Korea, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1925)

Kim Dae-jung, South Korean lieutenant and politician, 15th President of South Korea, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1925)

1897

Yun Posun, South Korean activist and politician, 2nd President of South Korea (died 1990)

Yun Posun, South Korean activist and politician, 2nd President of South Korea (died 1990)

1809

Two Austrian army corps are driven from Landshut by a First French Empire army led by Napoleon as two French corps to th

Two Austrian army corps are driven from Landshut by a First French Empire army led by Napoleon as two French corps to the north hold off the main Austrian army on the first day of the Battle of Eckmüh�

1970

Vietnam War: United States and South Vietnamese forces invade Cambodia to interdict the Ho Chi Minh Trail in an attempt

Vietnam War: United States and South Vietnamese forces invade Cambodia to interdict the Ho Chi Minh Trail in an attempt to cut off supplies to the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese Army.

1992

The Katina P is deliberately run aground off Maputo, Mozambique, and 60,000 tons of crude oil spill into the ocean

The Katina P is deliberately run aground off Maputo, Mozambique, and 60,000 tons of crude oil spill into the ocean.

1809

Napoleonic Wars: After a three-day chase, the French ship D'Hautpoul was captured off Puerto Rico by a British squadron

Napoleonic Wars: After a three-day chase, the French ship D'Hautpoul was captured off Puerto Rico by a British squadron under Alexander Cochrane.

1998

Air France Flight 422 crashes after taking off from El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, Colombia, killing all 53

Air France Flight 422 crashes after taking off from El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, Colombia, killing all 53 people on board.

1657

Anglo-Spanish War: The English navy sank much of a Spanish treasure fleet at the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife off th

Anglo-Spanish War: The English navy sank much of a Spanish treasure fleet at the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife off the Canary Islands, but was unable to capture the treasure.

1500

A fleet commanded by Pedro Álvares Cabral (pictured) anchored off present-day Brazil; he later claimed the land for the

A fleet commanded by Pedro Álvares Cabral (pictured) anchored off present-day Brazil; he later claimed the land for the Portuguese Empire.

1966

Aeroflot Flight 2723 crashes into the Caspian Sea off the Absheron Peninsula, killing 33 people

Aeroflot Flight 2723 crashes into the Caspian Sea off the Absheron Peninsula, killing 33 people.

1829

Charles Fremantle arrives in HMS Challenger off the coast of modern-day Western Australia prior to declaring the Swan Ri

Charles Fremantle arrives in HMS Challenger off the coast of modern-day Western Australia prior to declaring the Swan River Colony for the British Empire.

1781

American Revolutionary War: British and French ships clash in the Battle of Fort Royal off the coast of Martinique

American Revolutionary War: British and French ships clash in the Battle of Fort Royal off the coast of Martinique.

2010

Faisal Shahzad attempts to detonate a car bomb in Times Square, but the bomb fails to go off

Faisal Shahzad attempts to detonate a car bomb in Times Square, but the bomb fails to go off.

2003

Invasion of Iraq: In what becomes known as the "Mission Accomplished" speech, on board the USS Abraham Lincoln (off the

Invasion of Iraq: In what becomes known as the "Mission Accomplished" speech, on board the USS Abraham Lincoln (off the coast of California), U.S. President George W. Bush declares that "major combat�

1866

Peruvian defenders fight off the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao

Peruvian defenders fight off the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao.

2020

Philippine broadcast network ABS-CBN was forced to go off-air by the National Telecommunications Commission after Congre

Philippine broadcast network ABS-CBN was forced to go off-air by the National Telecommunications Commission after Congress failed to renew its franchise granted in 1995.

1931

The stand-off between criminal Francis Crowley and 300 members of the New York Police Department takes place in his fift

The stand-off between criminal Francis Crowley and 300 members of the New York Police Department takes place in his fifth-floor apartment on West 91st Street, New York City.