1922 - Mustafa Kemal Atatürk takes Constantinople from Mehmed VI, proclaiming the Republic of Turkey and bringing an end to the Ottoman Empire
1938 - German colonel-general Gerd von Runstedt retires
1941 - Yugoslav nationalist force the Chetniks attacks Tito's partisans in Uzice, Yugoslavia
1947 - First Aloha Week Parade held in Hawaii
1996 - Shaquille O'Neil makes his Hollywood debut as Los Angeles Lakers beat Phoenix Suns, 96-82 at the Forum, Inglewood; O'Neil scores 23 points and pulls down 14 rebounds in 35 minutes
1923 - Edward de Jongh, Antillian author (The Arch), born in Ambon, Dutch East Indies (d. 2007)
1924 - Robert Rapoport, American social anthropologist, born in Brockton, Massachusetts (d. 1996)
1958 - Jim Steinmeyer, American inventor and designer of magical illusions, born in Oak Park, Illinois
1961 - Petr Pavel, Czech military officer and politician (Czech Republic President, 2023- ), born in Planá, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Rebublic)
1963 - Billy Gunn [Monty Sopp], American professional wrestler (WWE Raw, TNA iMPACT! Wrestling), born in Orlando, Florida
1835 - William Motherwell, Scottish poet and civil servant, dies at 38
1956 - Pietro Badoglio, 41st Prime Minister of Italy (1943-44) and Italian General (1922-43), dies at 85
1962 - Ricardo Rodríguez, Mexican auto racer (youngest F1 driver ever to race for Ferrari), dies in practice accident at 20
1964 - Henry "Doc" Carlson, American Basketball Hall of Fame collegiate coach (University of Pittsburgh, 1922-53: 367–248 [.597]), originated figure 8 play, dies at 70
2011 - Dorothy Howell Rodham, Mother of US First Lady, Senator and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, dies at 92
The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome, one of Italian artist Michelangelo’s finest works, is exhibited to the public for the first time.