- Events
- 1644 – The Chongzhen Emperor, the last Emperor of Ming Dynasty China, commits suicide during a peasant rebellion led by Li Zicheng.
- 1951 – Korean War: Assaulting Chinese forces are forced to withdraw after heavy fighting with UN forces, primarily made up of Australian and Canadian troops, at the Battle of Kapyong.
- Births
- 1989 – Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, Chinese 11th Panchen Lama
- Deaths
- 1644 – Chongzhen Emperor of China (b. 1611)