- 1908 – The first beauty contest held in Folkestone, England
- 1916 – Wellington Mara, American Co-Owner of the New York Football Giants was born
- 1929 – Dick Tiger, Nigerian boxer was born
- 1941 – World War II – Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt sign the Atlantic Charter of war stating postwar aims.
- 1947 – Pakistan gained Independence from the British Indian Empire under the administration of United Kingdom and joins the Commonwealth of Dominions
- 1947 – India granted independence within British Commonwealth
- 1959 – Earvin “Magic” Johnson, American basketball player was born
- 1971 – Bahrain declared its independence from United Kingdom
- 1973 – Jared Borgetti, Mexican footballer was born
- 1973 – Jay-Jay Okocha, Nigerian soccer maestro was born
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