1851: The New York Times begins publication.
1905: Swedish actress Greta Garbo, born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson, is born in Stockholm.
1919: Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands signs into law a bill granting women the right to vote, following its approval by parliament.
1970: American rock musician Jimi Hendrix dies at the age of 27, at his flat in London, from a drug overdose.
1982: The massacre of Palestinian refugees in the Sabra and Shatila camps, which began on 16 September, comes to an end. Estimates of the death toll vary widely by source, ranging from 800 to 3,500.
1996: The Australian Parliament unanimously passes a resolution condemning Turkey's inflexible policy on the Cyprus problem and calling for the withdrawal of the occupying troops.
1997: 50.3% of voters in Wales back a referendum on devolution for the country.
2013: Pavlos Fyssas, a Greek musician known by his stage name Killah P, is murdered in Amfiali by Giorgos Roupakias, a member of Golden Dawn, the Greek alt-right party convicted of terrorist acts.
Source: Polignosi
