1924 - The fascists kidnapped Italian socialist leader Giacomo Matteotti and killed him.
1925 - The Duke of York opened the second Richmond Golf Course.
1944 - Nazi forces killed almost all the inhabitants of Oradour-sur-Glane in France, in retaliation against the French resistance movement.
1967 - American actor Spencer Tracy died. He was known for his roles in "Bad Day at Black Rock," "Father of the Bride," and "Captains Courageous," for which he won an Oscar.
1997 - Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot killed his defense chief Son Sen and 11 of his family members and fled from his stronghold in northern Cambodia.
1999 - NATO suspended its air campaign against Yugoslavia after the first batch of Yugoslav forces left Kosovo.
2000 - Syrian President Hafez al-Assad died at the age of 69.
2002 - American mob boss John Gotti died.
2004 - Ray Charles, the "father of soul" who overcame poverty, blindness, and heroin addiction to become one of the most beloved artists in the United States, died at the age of 73.
2007 - The American space shuttle Atlantis docked at the International Space Station, on a week-long mission during which solar panels and a new crew member were delivered.
2016 - Reality show contestant Christina Grimmie was killed in Florida.
