1855 - The Santhal rebellion, a movement against British colonial rule and landlords begin.
1914 - Mahatma Gandhi gets arrested for the first time while agitating for the rights of Indians in South Africa. (Image: JSTOR Daily)
1934 - On this day more than eight decades ago Adolf Hitler carried out purges against his rivals in what will be known as the "Night of the Long Knives." Hitler purged political rivals including stormtrooper leader Ernst Roehm and Kurt von Schleicher.(Image: AP)
1936 - American novelist Margaret Mitchell published the popular book "Gone With the Wind".
1960 - The Republic of Congo achieved independence from Belgium. (Image: AP/ text: Reuters)
1985 - Thirty-nine Americans who had been held hostage on a TWA airliner for 17 days were released in Beirut. (Text: Reuters)
1997 - Britain handed Hong Kong back to China at the stroke of midnight. (Image: Shutterstock/ text: Reuters)
2002 – Brazil’s national soccer team wins World Cup after defeating Germany.(Image: AP)