1939- World War II erupts with German troops invading Poland.
1951 – Opening of UN HQ in New York .
1960 – Late Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser lays the cornerstone of Aswan High Dam.
1963 – First television transmission via satellite by the United States.
1265 – Hulagu Khan, Mongol leader and grandson of Genghis Khan passes away.
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