1997: Kyoto agreement on climate change opened for signature.
1994: Russia invaded Chechnya.
1948: Official signing of the Terms of Union between Newfoundland and Canada. (h/t to John Gushue ....
1944: Actress Teri Garr is born. From her early television appearance as a secretary in the Star Trek episode "Gary Seven" (a failed spin-off pilot) to her regular appearances on any show hosted by David Letterman, Teri remains a favourite. She was Dustin Hoffman's girlfriend in Tootsie and, in one of Bond's all-time favourite Garr roles, Teri was Gene Wilder's lab assistant and love interest in Young Frankenstein.
1941: Germany and Italy declared war on the United States.
1936: Edward VIII abdicates the British throne.
1931: Britain enacts the Statute of Westminster, establishing legislative equality among the self-governing dominsions of the British Empire, including Newfoundland. The statute applied only if dominion parliaments enacted enabling legislation. Newfoundland never did.
Argentina: Tango day. In celebration, one of the great tango moments in English-language cinema, Por una cabeza from Scent of a woman, featuring Gabrielle Anwar and Al Pacino:
Then there's this version by an unknown young man who has some difficulty with the Spanish lyrics: