1715-King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years, the longest of any major European monarch
1878-First female telephone operator starts work, Emma Nutt, for the Edwin Holmes Telephone Dispatch Company in Boston
1905-Wilfrid Laurier oversees Alberta and Saskatchewan joining the Confederation of Canada as its 8th and 9th provinces, both separated from the Northwest Territories
1939-World War II starts when Germany invades Poland by attacking the Free City of Danzig
1941-Jews living in Germany are required to wear a yellow Star of David
1951-U.S., Australia and New Zealand sign the ANZUS mutual defense treaty
1969-Colonel Muammar Gaddafi deposes King Idris in the Libyan Revolution