1804 – Napoleon was crowned emperor of France at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris
1867 – In a New York City theater, British author Charles Dickens gives his first public reading in the United States.
1901 – Gillette patented the KC Gillette Razor.
1939 – NY’s La Guardia Airport began operations as an airliner from Chicago lands, 1 minute after midnight
1971 – Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujeira, Sharjah& Umm akQiwain form United Arab Emirates
1988 – Benazir Bhutto was sworn in as prime minister of Pakistan.
1989 – V.P. Singh was sworn in as prime minister of India.
2013 – “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” premiers in LA
By: Archa Dave
