1905 - Mutinous Russian soldiers seized the battleship Potemkin in the Black Sea, throwing the commander and several other officers into the water.
1995 - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak addressed his supporters after a day following an assassination attempt against him.
1997 - At a conference in Brussels, 95 countries agreed to sign a ban on landmines.
1999 - George Papadopoulos, the former Greek dictator (80 years old), who led the military council that tortured and imprisoned thousands of Greeks between 1967 and 1973, passed away.
2001 - American actor and Oscar winner Jack Lemmon died. He was famous for his roles in films such as "Some Like It Hot," "The Apartment," "Missing," and "The Odd Couple."
2002 - The Group of Eight industrialized nations finalized a $20 billion deal to help cover the costs of decommissioning weapons of mass destruction in Russia and the rest of the former Soviet Union.
2007 - Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia set the world record in the one-hour run event.
2007 - Gordon Brown replaced Tony Blair as British Prime Minister after years of waiting, promising "sweeping" changes to restore confidence in a government marred by the Iraq War.
2008 - Former Indian Army chief Sam Manekshaw, regarded as one of the greatest war heroes for his role in leading to victory over Pakistan in 1971, passed away.
2015 - An accidental explosion occurred at a water park in Taiwan.
2015 - A Guinness World Record attempt was made for the largest gathering of Einsteins.
