Alzheimer’s disease is named after Alois Alzheimer in the book Clinical Psychiatry by Emil Kraepelin.

The monarchy in Iraq are overthrown by forces led by Abdul Karim Kassem, who then becomes the nation’s new leader.

The Treaty of Berlin is agreed to which redraws the map of the Balkans. Serbia, Montenegro and Romania become independent of the Ottoman Empire.

The Australian Aboriginal Flag is first flown.

The World Chess Championship 1972 between challenger Bobby Fischer and champion Boris Spassky starts.

The Seveso industrial accident occurs in Italy.

Argentina declares its independence from Spain.

The Wall Street Journal is first published.

Sliced bread is sold for the first time by the Chillicothe Baking Company.

Fourteen bus passengers were killed when an Arab assaulted the bus driver as the bus was driving by the edge of a cliff in Tel…