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Romanian Revolution: Communist President of Romania Nicolae Ceaușescu is overthrown by Ion Iliescu after days of bloody confrontations. The deposed dictator and his wife Elena flee Bucharest in a helicopter as protesters erupt in cheers.
Sjafruddin Prawiranegara established the Emergency Government of the Republic of Indonesia (Pemerintah Darurat Republik Indonesia, PDRI) in West Sumatra.
Asteroid 323 Brucia becomes the first asteroid discovered using photography.
Itō Hirobumi, a samurai, becomes the first Prime Minister of Japan.
The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., burns.
Died: Antipope John XXIII.
Born: Roger II of Sicily (died 1154).
Pope Innocent I is elected, the only pope to succeed his father in the office.