1929-Iraq and Iran sign a friendship treaty.
1945- The Allied troops led by the US agree on the surrender of the Japanese forces in the World War II.
1960- The independence of Chad.
1963- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia chosen as headquarters of the Organization of African Unity (OAU).
1970- The Soviet Union launches the satellite Kosmos 356 which orbits the earth in 92 minutes.
1979- 40 thousand people killed in a dam collapse in Gujarat, India.
1999 – A total eclipse of the Sun in many areas in Europe and Central Asia.
Born Today:
1943- Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.
Passed Away:
1972- South African biologist Max Theiler.
R.J/ Barry