Historical Events
- Floods in South Carolina a "1,000-year storm" result in 12 deaths and 9 dams to fail
Event of Interest
Governor Jerry Brown of California signs a bill giving terminally ill patients the "right to die"
Jerry Brown
- Nobel prize for Medicine awarded to William C. Campbell, Satoshi Ōmura (Roundworm) and Youyou Tu (Malaria)
- Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement announced by trade ministers of 12 countries in Atlanta
Famous Deaths
- Chantal Akerman, Belgium film director (Akermania, Je Tu II Elle), dies at 65
- Henning Mankell, Swedish playwright and author (Wallander novels), dies of cancer at 67