2005
Death of Pope John Paul II
Poland
1998
Former French cabinet minister Maurice Papon was found guilty of war crimes for his involvement in deporting Jews from France during WWII.
France
1982
Argentina invades Falkland (Malvinas) Islands
Antigua and Barbuda
1958
The National Advisory Council on Aeronautics was renamed the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
United States
1934
Birth of Brian Glover, British actor and professional wrestler
Great Britain
1889
United States
1834
Birth of Frédéric Bartholdi, French sculptor of the Statue of Liberty
France