1689-English Parliament passes Bill of Rights establishing limits on crown powers and requirement for regular elections
1707-Last recorded eruption of Mount Fuji in Japan.
1900-Boer army under gen Kritzinger take Cape colony
1903-The Taj Mahal Palace & Tower hotel opens its doors to guests for the first time, in Bombay, British India
1912-Austria-Hungary engage in conflict with Serbia
1912-First Balkan War: The Ottoman Navy is defeated by the Royal Hellenic Navy at the Battle of Eli
1913-Charlie Chaplin begins his film career at Keystone for $150 a week
1946-Thailand joins the United Nations
1964-U.S. performs nuclear test at Pacific Ocean
1998-Iraq disarmament crisis: Operation Desert Fox - the United States and United Kingdom bomb targets in Iraq to degrade its ability to produce, store, maintain, and deliver weapons of mass destruction
2022-Japan announces its biggest military build-up since WWII, amid concerns over China and North Korea