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- 1840 – John Boyd Dunlop born, Scottish inventor
- 1840 – Hiram Stevens Maxim born, American inventor (Maxim gun
- 1869 – The largest alluvial gold nugget in history, called the “Welcome Stranger”, was found in Moliagul, Victoria, Australia.
- 1900 – The United States and the United Kingdom sign a treaty for the Panama Canal
- 1913 – Greek military aviators, Michael Moutoussis and Aristeidis Moraitinis performed the first naval air mission in history, with a Farman MF.7 hydroplane.
- 1919 – Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists.
- 1927 – Ruth Fertel born, American entrepreneur (Ruth’s Chris Steak Houses)