World Teachers' Day (International)
1582 – Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
1789 – French Revolution: Women of Paris march to Versailles in the March on Versailles to confront Louis XVI about his refusal to promulgate the decrees on the abolition of feudalism, demand bread, and have the King and his court moved to Paris.
1793 – French Revolution: Christianity is disestablished in France.
1813 – Battle of Thames in Canada; Americans defeat British.
1829 – Chester A. Arthur, 21st President of the United States, is born
1905 – Wilbur Wright pilots Wright Flyer III in a flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes, a world record that stood until 1908.
1910 – In a revolution in Portugal the monarchy is overthrown and a republic is declared .
1912 – Fritz Fischer, Nazi war criminal, is born
1914 – World War I: first aerial combat resulting in a kill.
1915 – Bulgaria enters World War I as one of the Central Powers.
1921 – Baseball: The World Series is broadcast on the radio for the first time.
1944 – Suffrage is extended to women in France.
1947 – The first televised White House address is given by U.S. President Harry S. Truman.
1962 – Dr. No, the first in the James Bond film series, is released.
1969 – The first episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus airs on BBC.
1975 – Kate Winslet, English actress, is born.
1984 – Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space, aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger.
