1906 - French artillery officer Alfred Dreyfus, who was falsely accused of treason, was pardoned and reinstated to his rank and unit.
1920 - The Panama Canal was officially opened.
1970 - China agreed to provide a large loan to Tanzania and Zambia to build a railway linking the two countries.
1995 - Moroccan Hicham El Guerrouj broke the world record in the 1500 meters with a time of 3 minutes and 26 seconds.
1996 - Prince Charles and Princess Diana agreed on the terms of their divorce, ending their marriage after 15 years.
2003 - Legendary American alto saxophonist Benny Carter passed away at the age of 95.
2005 - "Mei Mei," the world's oldest panda, died in a Chinese zoo at the age of 36.
2006 - Hezbollah fighters captured two Israeli soldiers and killed eight others in cross-border attacks, igniting a month-long war with Israel.
2007 - The world's tallest man got married in China.
2012 - A fire broke out on an oil tanker in Nigeria.
2013 - A passenger train derailed at the Bretigny-sur-Orge station near Paris.
