- 1814 – Russian anarchist Mikhail Bakunin (pictured) was born in Pryamukhino, Russian Empire.
- 1925 - China: Anti-imperialist demonstrations break out in the Shanghai International Settlement, leading to an upswing in recruitment by the Chinese Communist Party and a decline in the influence of anarcho-syndicalism in the Shanghai workers' movement.
- 1972 - The trial of the 'Stoke Newington Eight', also known as The Angry Brigade, starts. It is one of the longest criminal trials in British history.