• 1784 – The first daily newspaper in the United States, The Pennsylvania Packet and General Advertiser, began publication.
  • 1802 – André-Jacques Garnerin made the first parachute jump in England.
  • 1937 – J.R.R. Tolkien’s book The Hobbit was published.
  • 1953 – Natural gas was extracted for the first time in Western Siberia.
  • 1991 – Armenia declared its independence.
  • 2002 – The International Day of Peace began to be observed.
  • 2004 – Construction of the Burj Khalifa began.