Today in HistoryThis day in history:
- 1489 – Sikandar Lodi succeeds Bahlul Khan Lodi as Sultan of Delhi.
- 2006 – The 7.7 Mw Pangandaran tsunami earthquake severely affects the Indonesian island of Java, killing 668 people, and leaving more than 9,000 injured.
- 2014 – A French regional train on the Pau-Bayonne line crashes into a high-speed train near the town of Denguin, resulting in at least 25 injuries.
- 1968 – Abdul Rahman Arif is overthrown and the Ba'ath Party is installed as the governing power in Iraq with Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr as the new Iraqi President.
Births:
- 2002 – Jordan Lawlar, American baseball player
- 1954 – Edward Natapei, Vanuatuan politician, 6th Prime Minister of Vanuatu (died 2015)
- 1944 – Catherine Schell, Hungarian-English actress
Deaths:
- 2013 – Vincenzo Cerami, Italian screenwriter and producer (born 1940)
- 2011 – David Ngoombujarra, Australian actor (born 1967)
- 1871 – Karl Tausig, Polish virtuoso pianist, arranger and composer (born 1841)
Holidays:
- Gion Matsuri (Yasaka Shrine, Kyoto)
- Constitution Day (South Korea)
- King's Birthday (Lesotho)
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