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SCMP Reporter

In Hong Kong

1963: United States President Lyndon Johnson expressed his appreciation for a message of condolence sent by the Government of Hong Kong following the assassination of his predecessor, John F Kennedy.

1968: Fu Chi, a left-wing film star, and Liu Yat-yuen, a top left-wing film-company official, were released from detention. They were among 36 political detainees arrested during the previous year's disturbances.

1971: For sale. Luxurious 2,200- square-foot flat at 40 Conduit Road. Three bedrooms, two sitting rooms and car park. Renting for $2,800 per month. Selling price $280,000.

1996: Shipping magnate Tung Chee-hwa swept to victory in a poll to choose Hong Kong's first Chief Executive. He would take office on July 1, 1997, following the territory's return to China.

Around the world

1282: Llewelyn, the last native-born Prince of Wales, was killed in a battle with the English near Aber Edw.

1845: In India, Sikhs crossed the Sutlej River and surprised the British heralding the start of the Anglo-Sikh War.

1894: Paris hosted the world's first motor show, with nine exhibitors.

1901: Italian Guglielmo Marconi sent the first transatlantic radio signal from Cornwall, southwestern England, to St Johns, Newfoundland.

1930: The Bank of the United States in New York failed, closing all its branches. It had at least 400,000 customers.

1937: The Fascist Grand Council in Rome withdrew Italy from the League of Nations.

1941: Italy and Germany declared war on the United States; the US Congress declared war on both, as did Cuba, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic and Guatemala.

1946: The United Nations created the UN International Children's Emergency Fund (Unicef) to provide relief to children in war-torn countries.

1967: The prototype of the Anglo-French supersonic aircraft Concorde was first displayed at Toulouse, France.

1990: Albania's ruling Communist Party authorised the formation of opposition political parties.

1992: Somali warlords Ali Mahdi Mohamed and Mohamed Farah Aideed signed a peace plan in what was hoped would bring an end to civil war.

1993: After 45 years of talks, a United Nations panel approved the creation of a new Commissioner for Human Rights in order to be able to respond quickly to major rights crises around the world.

1994: Russia poured tanks and troops into Chechnya to try to end the rebel territory's three-year unilateral drive for independence.

1997: The world's first treaty to reduce greenhouse gases finally emerged after marathon talks had been held in Kyoto, Japan.

1999: Pope John Paul II inaugurated the restored Sistine Chapel in Rome at the end of a two-decade cleaning project.



Today in history