323 BC: Alexander the Great, the king of Macedonia and one of history's greatest military commanders, dies in Babylon at the age of 32.
1373: Julian of Norwich, an English mystic and author, experiences a series of mystical visions, which later lead her to write the first known book in the English language written by a woman, "Revelations of Divine Love."
The Bhopal disaster victims finally receive compensation after 26 years.
1525: Martin Luther, the German religious reformer, marries Katharina von Bora, a former nun who had escaped from a convent. This marriage is considered a significant event in the Protestant Reformation.
1774: Rhode Island becomes the first of the American colonies to ban the importation of slaves.
1944: The German V-1 flying bomb, also known as the "buzz bomb" or "doodlebug," is first launched against Britain during World War II.