- 1774 - The element, oxygen, is discovered for the third (and the last) time.
- 1941 - Germany declares war on Russia at the opening of World War I. The Swiss Army mobilises because of World War I.
- 1941 - The first Jeep is produced.
- 1944 - Anne Frank makes the last entry in her diary.
- 1981 - MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, "Video Killed The Radio Star" by the Buggles.
- 1936 - Birth of Yves Saint Laurent, French fashion designer
- Switzerland's National Day
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