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1919

Choi Kyu-hah, South Korean politician, 4th President of South Korea (died 2006)

Choi Kyu-hah, South Korean politician, 4th President of South Korea (died 2006)

1990

Yun Posun, South Korean politician, 2nd President of South Korea (born 1897)

Yun Posun, South Korean politician, 2nd President of South Korea (born 1897)

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)

1946

Roh Moo-hyun, South Korean soldier and politician, 9th President of South Korea (died 2009)

Roh Moo-hyun, South Korean soldier and politician, 9th President of South Korea (died 2009)

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Toothfish Day (South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands)

Toothfish Day (South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands)

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United Nations Day for South–South Cooperation (International)

United Nations Day for South–South Cooperation (International)

1951

Salva Kiir Mayardit, South Sudanese politician, 1st President of South Sudan

Salva Kiir Mayardit, South Sudanese politician, 1st President of South Sudan

2001

Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, South Vietnamese military officer and politician, 2nd President of South Vietnam (born 1923)

Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, South Vietnamese military officer and politician, 2nd President of South Vietnam (born 1923)

2021

Lee Wan-koo, South Korean politician, 39th Prime Minister of South Korea

Lee Wan-koo, South Korean politician, 39th Prime Minister of South Korea

2021

Roh Tae-woo, South Korean general and politician, 6th President of South Korea (born 1932)

Roh Tae-woo, South Korean general and politician, 6th President of South Korea (born 1932)

1979

Park Chung Hee, South Korean general and politician, 3rd President of South Korea (born 1917)

Park Chung Hee, South Korean general and politician, 3rd President of South Korea (born 1917)

1906

In Finland, a new electoral law is ratified, guaranteeing the country the first and equal right to vote in the world.…

In Finland, a new electoral law is ratified, guaranteeing the country the first and equal right to vote in the world. Finnish women are the first in Europe to receive the right to vote.

1940

World War II: Chad becomes the first French colony to join the Allies under the administration of Félix Éboué,…

World War II: Chad becomes the first French colony to join the Allies under the administration of Félix Éboué, France's first black colonial governor.

1915

World War I: The first tank prototype, developed by William Foster & Co. for the British army, was completed and given…

World War I: The first tank prototype, developed by William Foster & Co. for the British army, was completed and given its first test drive.

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.