- 1695 – Zumbi, the last of the leaders of Quilombo dos Palmares in early Brazil, is executed by the forces of Portuguese bandeirante Domingos Jorge Velho - an event nowadays commemorated in Black Awareness Day.
- 1789 – New Jersey becomes the first U.S. state to ratify the Bill of Rights.
- 1940 – World War II: Hungary becomes a signatory of the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis powers.
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