1906 - The "Simplon" tunnel was opened, connecting Italy and Switzerland through the Alps.
1934 - A coup occurred in Bulgaria.
1935 - Thomas Edward Lawrence, known as "Lawrence of Arabia," died in a motorcycle accident; his military exploits during World War I were described in his book "Seven Pillars of Wisdom."
1994 - Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis passed away.
2001 - Arab foreign ministers meeting in Egypt recommended halting political communications with the Israeli government until it stops military attacks against the Palestinians.
2002 - Former Australian Prime Minister John Gorton died.
2003 - The Indonesian army launched a major attack on rebel bases in Aceh after peace talks failed the previous day.
2004 - The world's first embryonic stem cell bank was opened in Britain.
2007 - A Romanian referendum rejected parliament's attempt to impeach reformist President Traian Băsescu.
2015 - A pipeline leak damaged, releasing about 21,000 gallons of oil along the California coast.
2016 - EgyptAir Flight 804 crashed into the Mediterranean Sea while en route from Paris to Cairo.
