1929
The Soviet Union expelled Leon Trotsky, who went into exile in Turkey
Russian Federation
1919
World War I: The Paris Peace Conference opened in Versailles, France
1908
Birth of Jacob Bronowski, Polish-born British mathematician, physicist and poet.
Great Britain
1884
Welsh doctor William Price cremated the body of his infant son, Jesus Christ Price, setting a legal precedent for cremation in the UK
Great Britain
1858
Birth of Daniel Hale Williams, American physician and pioneering heart surgeon who founded Provident Hospital, Chicago.
United States