927 – Æthelstan, King of England, secured a pledge from Constantine II of Scotland that the latter would not ally with Viking kings, beginning the process of unifying Great Britain.

1580 – The Ostrog Bible, the first Bible in Old Church Slavonic, was printed in Ostroh, Ukraine, by Ivan Fyodorov.

1843 – Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, allegedly received a revelation wherein Christ proclaimed that anyone who rejects plural marriage will suffer damnation.

1917 – Vigilantes forcibly deported about 1,300 striking mine workers, their supporters, and innocent bystanders from Bisbee, Arizona, US, to New Mexico.

1948 – Arab–Israeli War: Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion ordered the expulsion of Palestinians from the towns of Lod and Ramla.

1971 – The Australian Aboriginal flag , one of the official flags of Australia, was flown for the first time.