Events (2019 years ago today): AD 69 – In the Second Battle of Bedriacum, troops loyal to Vespasian defeat those of Emperor Vitellius.

Births (100 years ago today): 1919 – Frank Piasecki, American engineer and pilot (d. 2008)

Births (50 years ago today): 1969 – Emma Donoghue, Irish-Canadian author

Deaths (350 years ago today): 1669 – William Prynne, English lawyer and author (b. 1600)

Deaths (50 years ago today): 1969 – Behçet Kemal Çağlar, Turkish poet and politician (b. 1908)

Commemorations:
United Nations Day
World Development Information Day