1917 - Alexander Kerensky became the Prime Minister of Russia, succeeding Prince Lvov.
1934 - John Dillinger, a famous American bank robber, was shot dead by FBI agents outside the Biograph Theater in Chicago after 13 months on the run.
1990 - Mongolians voted in the country's first free elections.
1997 - An Italian court sentenced former Nazi SS captain Erich Priebke to five years in prison for his role in the worst atrocities witnessed in Italy during World War II, but released former camp guard Karl Hass.
1999 - China banned Falun Gong, the spiritual movement, labeling it a "cult" that threatened the government.
2004 - French singer Sacha Distel, who won millions of fans around the world with his good looks, died at the age of 71.
2006 - Ships and planes struggled to transport shell-shocked civilians from fighting in Lebanon to safety in Cyprus during a mass evacuation of over 25,000 people.
2010 - Actors Sylvester Stallone and Dolph Lundgren were awarded the world record for the best sports franchise in film history for "Rocky."
2011 - A bombing and shooting massacre occurred in Norway.
