1970 - West German Chancellor Willy Brandt makes a gesture of reconciliation towards the victims of the WarsawGhetto uprising, known as the "Kniefall", as he falls to his knees in front of the city's memorial.
2007 - The "Hebei Spirit" oil spill begins in South Korea after a cranebarge that had broken free from a tug collides with the very large crude carrier, Hebei Spirit.