- 1897 – Bram Stoker’s Dracula is published in London.
- 1913 – Actors’ Equity Association was organized in New York City.
- 1940 – The evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk began during World War II.
- 1948 – Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac is born
- 1958 – San Francisco’s Union Square became a state historical landmark.
- 1961 – Civil rights activist group, Freedom Ride Coordinating Committee, was established in Atlanta, GA.
- 1969 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono begin their 2nd bed-in for peace protest at Hotel La Reine Elizabeth, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- 2002 – Eminem releases his fourth studio album The Eminem Show.
