1081 - Alexius I Comnenus occupies Byzantine throne 1905 - Earthquake in Kangra India‚ kills 20‚000 1912 - Army fires on striking mine workers at Lena-gold fields in Siberia 1949 - WKRC TV channel 12 in Cincinnati‚ OH (ABC) begins broadcasting 1958 - The CND Peace Symbol displayed in public for the first time in London 1960 - Senegal declares independence from France 1973 - World Trade Center‚ then the world's tallest building‚ opens in New York (110 stories). Later destroyed in 9/11 terrorist attacks. 1986 - Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record with 213th point of season 1994 - American actor Tony Curtis (68) undergoes heart-bypass surgery 2012 - Somalia's National Theater is struck by a suicide bomber killing ten people including the presidents of the Somali Olympic Committee and Football Federation More Historical Events »