1945: A Soviet submarine caused the German refugee ship to sink, killing 7000 people.
1976: Prime Minister of Britain for eight years and leader of the Labor Party for 13 years, Harold Wilson resigned. His decision created a storm in political circles.
2002: 120 people were killed in a plane crash in South Korea.
2004: India beat Pakistan 2-1 in the series by winning the Rawalpindi Test.
1919: Mahatma Gandhi announced a prayer meeting and fast to pay tribute to those who died in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar.
1853: The first train in India ran from Bombay (now Mumbai) to Thane.
1889: Birth of Charlie Chaplin who made the world laugh with his best acting.
1988: Thousands of people were killed in a gas attack on Halabja, a Kurdish-populated city in northern Iraq, while many became ill from its effects.