2012 Event The People's Republic of China economic growth rate experiences to its lowest level in three years, 7.6 per cent 2012 Event The President of France, Niclas Sarkozy, announces a plan to cut immigration to France by 50 per cent 2012 Event In 2012, the People's Republic of China will increase its defense spending by 11.2 per cent 2012 Event The Euro zone experiences the highest unemployment level in its history: 10.7 per cent 2011 Event According to the UN, 2 million adolescents in the world live with HIV; 86 per cent of them live in sub-Saharan Africa 2011 Event Interest rates at the Reserve Bank of India are increased by 50 basis points to 7.25 per cent 2011 Event After airstrikes destroy 30 - 40 per cent of Libya's ground forces, U.S. Admiral Mike Mullen states the war is moving toward a stalemate 1996 Death Jean-Bedel Bokassa, dictator of Cent Africa Rep (1967-79), dies at 75 1996 Death Freddie Stocks, cricket (cent on debut and wkt on 1st ball, Notts), dies 1986 Event A Canadain 1921 50 cent piece auctioned in New York City for $22,000 1978 Birthday Tracie Spencer, born in Waterloo, Iowa, singer, songwriter, actress, model, performed pop, rhythm and blues, dance pop, quiet music genres, 'This House' reached Billboard Hot 100, guest on ABC sitcom Family Matters, sang background vocals for Eve, Kanye West, 50 Cent 1972 Event Jean-Bedel Bokassa appoints himself President for life of Cent African Rep 1967 Birthday Nathalie Tauziat, Bangui Cent Afr Rep, tennis star, 1993 Quebec City 1967 Event Royal Canadian Mint ordered to start converting 10 cent and 25 cent coins to pure nickel as soon as possible 1967 Event Lucius Amerson, becomes 1st southern (Ala) black sheriff in 20th cent 1940 Event Largest amount paid for a stamp ($45,000 for 1 cent 1856 British Guiana) 1926 Birthday Miguel Cardinal Obando y Bravo, 1st Cent American cardinal, Nicaragua 1921 Event Canadian 5 cent nickel coin is authorized 1920 Event New Canadian small cent coin is released 1919 Event Oregon is 1st state to tax gasoline (1 cent per gallon) 1912 Event 1st U.S. postage stamp picturing an airplane, 20 cent parcel post, issued 1910 Event Canada sets the designs for the 1 cent -50 cent coins 1890 Event U.S. stops minting $1 and $3 gold coin and 3 cent piece 1881 Birthday Aubrey Faulkner, cricketer, great South Africa all-rounder early 20th cent 1878 Event U.S. stops minting 20 cent coin 1875 Event Congress authorizes 20 cent coin, lasts only 3 years 1868 Birthday Henry W. Methorst, lawyer/director, Dutch Cent Bureau of Statistics 1865 Birthday George Lohmann, cricketer, England's great bowler late 19th cent 1864 Event U.S. mints 2 cent coin (1st appearance of "In God We Trust") 1858 Event 1st Canadian coins circulated (1 cent, 5 cent, 10 cent and 20 cent) 1856 Birthday Arthur Shrewsbury, cricketer, dominant England bat late 19th cent 1851 Event Congress authorizes smallest U.S. silver coin (3 cent piece) 1832 Event 1st streetcar railway in America starts operating (New York City) (12 cent fare)
