1843 – B'nai B'rith(membership certificate pictured), the world's oldest continually operating Jewish service organization, was founded in New York City.
1961 – Newly elected Burundian prime minister Louis Rwagasore was assassinated by his political rivals.
2013 – During the Hindu festival of Navaratri at a temple in Madhya Pradesh, India, rumours about an impending bridge collapse caused a stampede that resulted in 115 deaths.
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