On this day in 1984, the United Kingdom and China agreed to a transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong, to take place in 1997.
On this day in 2000, anti-globalization protests in Prague (some 20,000 protesters) turned violent during the IMF and World Bank summits.
On this day in 2008, Swiss pilot and inventor Yves Rossy became first person to fly a jet engine-powered wing across the English Channel.