1996 Australia beat West Indies by 5 runs in amazing cricket World Cup semi

1997 Iranian military plane crashes, killing 80

1997 President Clinton trips and tears up his knee requiring surgery

1998 In Northern Iran a 6.9 earthquake kills 5 people and 50 injured in Golbaf. Two thousand houses destroyed, 10,000 people left homeless

1999 MGM hosts the world's first online DVD event

1961 Revised version of the New Testament published

1964 Jack Ruby found guilty of killing Lee Harvey Oswald, and sentenced to death

1804 The birth of Johann Strauss, Austrian composer

1879 The birth of Albert Einstein, Austrian scientist

1933 The birth of Michael Caine, British Actor

2005 The People's Republic of China ratifies an anti-secession law aimed at preventing Taiwan from declaring independence.

2005 Nearly one million people gathered for an opposition rally in Beirut, a month after the death of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri — the largest rally in Lebanon history.

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