On this day 1971, representatives of the People's Republic of China attended the United Nations Security Council for the first time.
On this day in 1980, a series of earthquakes in southern Italy killed approximately 3,000 people.
On this day in 2001, the Convention on Cybercrime was signed in Budapest, Hungary.
On this day in 2010, North Korean artillery attack killed two civilians and two marines on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea.