1929: The first Academy Awards were given in Hollywood.
2004: Roger Federer won the Hamburg Masters title.
2007: Nicolas Sarkozy's term as President began.
2008: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reached Thimphu on a two-day visit to Bhutan.
2014: Rustomji Modi was a member of the Tata Group and former chairman and managing director of Tata Steel.
1945: Famous litterateur and linguist of the Oriya language Gopal Chandra Prahraj passed away.
1933: Famous litterateur Gulsher Khan Shani was born.