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1921
- Founding of the Romanian Communist Party, ruling party of the Socialist Republic of Romania.
1945
- Surrender of Nazi Germany in World War II.
- Beginning of Sétif and Guelma massacre in Algeria, in which French colonial forces and settler militias killed thousands of Algerian civilians.
1973
- End of the 71-day Wounded Knee occupation conducted by the American Indian Movement at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
1980
- World Health Organization declares eradication of smallpox.
2025
- Robert Francis Prevost is elected Pope, succeeding the late Pope Francis and becoming known as Pope Leo XIV.