| 1972 | The first leap second is added to the UTC time system. |
| 1974 | The Baltimore municipal strike of 1974 begins. |
| 1977 | The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization disbands. |
| 1985 | Thirty-nine American hostages from the hijacked TWA Flight 847 are freed in Beirut after being held for 17 days. |
| 1986 | The U.S.
Supreme Court rules in Bowers v. Hardwick that states can outlaw homosexual acts between consenting adults. |
| 1989 | A coup d'état in Sudan deposes the democratically elected government of Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi and President Ahmed al-Mirghani. |
| 1990 | East Germany and West Germany merge their economies. |
| 1994 | During a test flight of an Airbus A330-300 at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, the aircraft crashes killing all seven people on board. |
| 2007 | A Jeep Cherokee filled with propane canisters drives into the entrance of Glasgow Airport, Scotland in a failed terrorist attack.
This was linked to the 2007 London car bombs that had taken place the day before. |
| 2009 | Yemenia Flight 626, an Airbus A310-300,
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