1996: Gunman runs amok in Tasmania At least 32 die when a man opens fire indiscriminately on a crowded tourist area of Tasmania, Australia.
1945: Italian partisans kill Mussolini Benito Mussolini, dictator of Italy until his downfall in 1943, has been killed by partisans along with his mistress, Clara Petacci, and some close associates.
1969: President Charles de Gaulle resigns The French president, Charles de Gaulle, resigns from office after 11 years, following his defeat in a referendum on governmental reforms.
1994: CIA double agent jailed for life Former CIA agent Aldrich Ames admits selling secrets to the Soviet Union and then Russia, in one of the most damaging spy cases in US history.
