1517
Martin Luther sends his 95 Theses to Albrecht von Brandenburg, the Archbishop of Mainz, precipitating the Protestant Reformation
1541
Michelangelo Buonarroti finishes painting “The Last Judgement” in the Sistine Chapel, Vatican City
1876
Great Backerganj Cyclone of 1876 ravages British India (Modern-day Bangladesh), over 200,000 killed
1875
Vallabhbhai Patel, Indian freedom fighter and statesman, born in Gujarat, India (d. 1950)
1922
Benito Mussolini (Il Duce) becomes premier of Italy
1959
Former Soldier and Assassin Lee Harvey Oswald announces in Moscow he will never return to USA. He assassinated John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas.
1984
Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by her bodyguards, Satwant Singh and Beant Singh at her home in New Delhi
1992
Roman Catholic church reinstates Galileo Galilei after 359 years
2011
The world population reaches 7 billion inhabitants according to the United Nations