1949 - The North Atlantic Military Organization (NATO) is established, as a result of the early Cold War.
1979-Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was hanged.
1994 - Declaration of Tibetan boy Ugyen Thinli Dorji as the new Karmapa by the Tibetan religious leader Dalai Lama.
1905 - 20,000 people were killed in an earthquake in the Kangra Valley.
2001-China's refusal to return US aircraft and crew, charge sheet filed against former Philippines President Erutrada.
2004-Maoists set fire to 18 Indian oil tankers on the Indo-Nepal international border.