On this day in 1963, the Central African Federation officially collapsed, subsequently becoming Zambia, Malawi and Rhodesia.
On this day in 1999, first President of Russia, Boris Yeltsin, resigned from office, leaving Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as the acting President and successor.
On this day in 2004, the official opening of Taipei 101, the tallest skyscraper at that time in the world, standing at a height of 509 metres (1,670 ft).