1512: Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the conduct of settlers with regard to native Indians in the New World

1657: Flushing Remonstrance petition is signed in the Dutch colony of New Netherland, protesting the ban on Quaker worship and asserting the right to religious freedom

1939: Between 20,000 and 40,000 people die in a magnitude 8 earthquake in Erzincan, Turkey

1945: International Monetary Fund and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development are formally established with the signing of articles of agreement by member countries, ratifying Bretton Woods Conference findings based on ideas of economists Harry Dexter White and John Maynard Keynes [1]

1949: Queen Juliana of the Netherlands formally recognizes the independence of Indonesia after four years of revolution and United Nations mediation

1979: After invading Afghanistan two days earlier, Soviet forces carry out a coup in Kabul and kill President Hafizullah Amin, replacing him with Babrak Karmal

Source: Onthisday.com