On this day:
1938 Night of broken glass: A pogrom against Jewish businesses, synagogues, and Jews in Germany and Austria
1994 Darmstadtium (heavily radioactive element with an atomic number of 110 and symbol Ds) created for the first time
Born on this day:
1934 Carl Sagan, American astronomer, author
Gone on this day:
2005 K. R. Narayanan, Indian politician, 10th President of India