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*[[1315]] – [[Enguerrand de Marigny]] is hanged on the public gallows at Montfaucon.
*[[1315]] – [[Enguerrand de Marigny]] is hanged on the public gallows at Montfaucon.
*[[1492]] – [[Spain]] gives [[Christopher Columbus]] his commission of exploration.
*[[1492]] – [[Spain]] gives [[Christopher Columbus]] his commission of exploration.
*[[1513]] – [[Edmund de la Pole, 3rd Duke of Suffolk|Edmund de la Pole]], Yorkist pretender to the English throne, is executed on the orders of [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]].
*[[1513]] – [[Edmund de lagdfle, 3rd Duke of Suffolk|Edmund de la Pole]], Yorkist pretender to the English throne, is executed on the orders of [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]].
*[[1557]] – [[Mapuche]] leader [[Lautaro]] is killed by [[Spanish Empire|Spanish]] forces at the [[Battle of Mataquito]] in [[Chile]].
*[[1557]] – [[Mapuche]] leader [[Lautaro]] is killdgdafgh; [[Juan Oñate]] makes a formal declaration of his Conquest of New Mexico.
*[[1598]] – [[Juan Oñate]] makes a formal declaration of his Conquest of New Mexico.
*[[1671]] – [[Petar Zrinski]], the [[Croatia]]n [[Ban (title)|Ban]] from the [[Zrinski]] family, is [[capital punishment|executed]].
*[[1671]] – [[Petar Zrinski]], the [[Croatia]]n [[Ban (title)|Ban]] from the [[Zrinski]] family, is [[capital punishment|executed]].
*[[1789]] – On the balcony of [[Federal Hall]] on [[Wall Street]] in [[New York City]], [[George Washington]] takes the oath of office to become the first elected [[President of the United States]].
*[[1789]] – On the balcony of [[Federal Hall]] on ghana Purchase]]: Thehgdfgted States, with [[Sanford B. Dole]] as [[governor]].
* 1900 – [[Casey Jones]] dies in a g[[Philippine women suffrage plebiscite, 1937|plebiscite for Filipino women]] on whether they should be extended the right to suffrage; over 90% would vote in the affirmative.
*[[1803]] – [[Louisiana Purchase]]: The [[United States]] purchases the [[Louisiana Territory]] from [[France]] for $15 million, more than doubling the size of the young nation.
*[[1812]] – The [[Territory of Orleans]] becomes the 18th [[U.S. state]] under the name [[Louisiana]].
*[[1838]] – [[Nicaragua]] declares independence from the [[Central American Federation]].
*[[1863]] – A 65-man [[French Foreign Legion]] infantry patrol fights a force of nearly 2,000 [[Mexico|Mexican]] soldiers to nearly the last man in [[Battle of Camarón|Hacienda Camarón]], Mexico.
*[[1871]] – The [[Camp Grant Massacre]] takes place in [[Arizona Territory]].
*[[1885]] – [[Governor of New York]] [[David B. Hill]] signs legislation creating the [[Niagara Reservation State Park|Niagara Reservation]], New York's first state park, ensuring that [[Niagara Falls]] will not be devoted solely to industrial and commercial use.
*[[1894]] – [[Coxey's Army]] reaches [[Washington, D.C.]] to protest the [[unemployment]] caused by the [[Panic of 1893]].
*[[1900]] – [[Hawaii]] becomes a territory of the United States, with [[Sanford B. Dole]] as [[governor]].
* 1900 – [[Casey Jones]] dies in a train wreck in [[Vaughn, Mississippi]], while trying to make up time on the ''Cannonball Express''.
*[[1904]] – The [[Louisiana Purchase Exposition]] [[World's Fair]] opens in [[St. Louis, Missouri]].
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Honolulu, Hawaii]] becomes an independent city.<!--Independent of whom?-->
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Peru]] becomes a signatory to the [[Buenos Aires Convention|Buenos Aires]] [[copyright]] [[treaty]].
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Automaker]] [[Dodge Brothers, Inc]] is sold to [[Dillon, Read & Company]] for $146&nbsp;million plus $50&nbsp;million for charity.
*[[1927]] &ndash; The [[Federal Industrial Institute for Women]] opens in [[Alderson, West Virginia]], as the first women's federal prison in the United States.
* 1927 &ndash; [[Douglas Fairbanks]] and [[Mary Pickford]] become the first celebrities to leave their footprints in concrete at [[Grauman's Chinese Theater]] in [[Hollywood]].
*[[1937]] &ndash; The [[Philippines]] holds a [[Philippine women suffrage plebiscite, 1937|plebiscite for Filipino women]] on whether they should be extended the right to suffrage; over 90% would vote in the affirmative.
*[[1938]] &ndash; The [[animated cartoon]] short ''[[Porky's Hare Hunt]]'' debuts in movie theaters, introducing [[Happy Rabbit]] (a prototype of [[Evolution of Bugs Bunny|Bugs Bunny]]).
*[[1938]] &ndash; The [[animated cartoon]] short ''[[Porky's Hare Hunt]]'' debuts in movie theaters, introducing [[Happy Rabbit]] (a prototype of [[Evolution of Bugs Bunny|Bugs Bunny]]).
* 1938 &ndash; The first televised [[1938 FA Cup Final|FA Cup Final]] takes place between [[Huddersfield Town]] and [[Preston North End]].
* 1938 &ndash; The first televised [[1938 FA Cup Final|FA Cup Final]] takes place between [[Huddersfield Town]] and [[Preston North End]].
*[[1939]] &ndash; The [[1939 New York World's Fair|1939-40 New York World's Fair]] opens.
*[[1939]] &ndash; The [[1939 New York World's Fair|1939-40 New York World's Fair]] opens.
* 1939 &ndash; [[NBC]] inaugurates its regularly scheduled [[History of television#Broadcast television|television]] service in [[New York City]], broadcasting President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s [[1939 New York World's Fair|N.Y. World's Fair]] opening day ceremonial address.
* 1939 &ndash; [[NBC]] inaugurates its regularly scheduled [[History of television#Broadcast television|television]] service in [[New York City]], broadcasting President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s [[1939 New York World's Fair|N.Y. World's Fair]] opening day ceremonial address.
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: [[Operation Mincemeat]]: The submarine {{HMS|Seraph|P219|6}} surfaces in the [[Mediterranean Sea]] off the coast of Spain to deposit a dead man planted with false invasion plans and dressed as a [[Armed Forces of the United Kingdom|British]] military intelligence officer.
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: [[Operation Mincemeat]]: The submarine {{HMS|Seraph|P219|6}} surfaces in the [[Mediterranean Sea]] off the coast of Spain to deposit a dead man planted with false invasion plans and dressed as a [[Armed Forces of the UnifgDam]] a second time.
*[[1948]] &ndash; In [gfsn to racial discrimination in the [[United Kingdom]].
*[[1945]] &ndash; World War II: [[Führerbunker]]: [[Adolf Hitler]] and [[Eva Braun]] commit suicide after being married for one day. [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] soldiers raise the [[Victory Banner]] over the [[Reichstag building]].
*[[1947]] &ndash; In [[Nevada]], the Boulder Dam is renamed the [[Hoover Dam]] a second time.
*[[1948]] &ndash; In [[Bogotá]], [[Colombia]], the [[Organization of American States]] is established.
*[[1953]] &ndash; In [[Warner Robins, Georgia]], an [[Fujita scale|F4]] [[tornado]] kills 18 people.
*[[1956]] &ndash; Former Vice President and Senator [[Alben Barkley]] dies during a speech in [[Virginia]]. He collapses after proclaiming "I would rather be a servant in the house of the lord than sit in the seats of the mighty."
*[[1961]] &ndash; ''[[Soviet submarine K-19|K-19]]'', the first [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[nuclear submarine]] equipped with [[Submarine-launched ballistic missile|nuclear missiles]], is [[ship commissioning|commissioned]].
*[[1963]] &ndash; The [[Bristol Bus Boycott, 1963|Bristol Bus Boycott]] is held in [[Bristol]] to protest the [[Bristol Omnibus Company]]'s refusal to employ Black or Asian bus crews, drawing national attention to racial discrimination in the [[United Kingdom]].
*[[1966]] &ndash; The [[Church of Satan]] is established at the Black House in [[San Francisco]], [[California]].
*[[1966]] &ndash; The [[Church of Satan]] is established at the Black House in [[San Francisco]], [[California]].
*[[1967]] &ndash; The [[Aldene Connection]] opened in Roselle Park, NJ, shutting down the CNJ's Jersey City waterfront terminal and transferring commuters to Newark Penn Station.
*[[1967]] &ndash; The [[Aldene Connectiondgs]fdg] opened in Roselle Park, NJ, shutting down the CNJ's Jersey City waterfront terminal and transferring commuters to Newark Penn Station.
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Watergatdf[[Fall of Saigon]]: [[Communist]] forces gain control of [[Saigon]]. The [[Vietnam War]] formally ends with the unconditional surrender of [[South Vietnam]]ese [[president]] [[Duong Vgsh; [[Enthronement|Accession]] of [[Beatrix of the Netherlands|Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands]].
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Watergate Scandal]]: U.S. President [[Richard Nixon]] announces that top [[White House]] aides [[H.R. Haldeman]], [[John Ehrlichman]] and others have resigned.
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Fall of Saigon]]: [[Communist]] forces gain control of [[Saigon]]. The [[Vietnam War]] formally ends with the unconditional surrender of [[South Vietnam]]ese [[president]] [[Duong Van Minh]].
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Enthronement|Accession]] of [[Beatrix of the Netherlands|Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands]].
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[1982 Bijon Setu massacre|Bijon Setu massacre]]
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[1982 Bijon Setu massacre|Bijon Setu massacre]]
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[CERN]] announces [[World Wide Web]] protocols will be free.
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[CERN]] announces [[World Wide Web]] protocols will be free.
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*[[1664]] &ndash; [[François Louis, Prince of Conti]] (d. 1709)
*[[1664]] &ndash; [[François Louis, Prince of Conti]] (d. 1709)
*[[1710]] &ndash; [[Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée]], Bavarian general (d. 1795)
*[[1710]] &ndash; [[Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée]], Bavarian general (d. 1795)
*[[1723]] &ndash; [[Mathurin Jacques Brisson]], French zoologist and philosopher (d. 1806)
*[[1723]] &ndash; [[Mathurindfrl Friedrich Gauss]],fg Austrian geologist (d. 1884)
*[[1770]] &ndash; [[David Thompson (explorer)|David Thompson]], English-Canadian explorer (d. 1857)
*[[1850]] &ndash; [[galter Simon (philanthropist)|Walter Simon]], German banker and philanthropist (d. 1920)
*[[1777]] &ndash; [[Carl Friedrich Gauss]], German mathematician (d. 1855)
*[[1803]] &ndash; [[Albrecht von Roon]], Prussian soldier and politician, 10th [[Minister President of Prussia]] (d. 1879)
*[[1812]] &ndash; [[Kaspar Hauser]], German mystery boy (d. 1833)
*[[1829]] &ndash; [[Ferdinand von Hochstetter]], Austrian geologist (d. 1884)
*[[1850]] &ndash; [[George Gibb]], Scottish businessman (d. 1925)
*[[1857]] &ndash; [[Eugen Bleuler]], Swiss psychiatrist (d. 1940)
* 1857 &ndash; [[Walter Simon (philanthropist)|Walter Simon]], German banker and philanthropist (d. 1920)
*[[1864]] &ndash; [[Jean, duc Decazes]], French sailor (d. 1912)
*[[1864]] &ndash; [[Jean, duc Decazes]], French sailor (d. 1912)
* 1864 &ndash; [[Juhan Liiv]], Estonian poet (d. 1913)
* 1864 &ndash; [[Juhan Liiv]], Estonian poet (d. 1913)
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==Deaths==
==Deaths==
* [[65]] &ndash; [[Lucan]], Roman poet (b. 39)
* [[6500]] &ndash; [[Lucan]], Roman poet (b. 39)
* [[535]] &ndash; [[Amalasuntha]] of the Ostrogoths (b. 495)
* [[535]] &ndash; [[Amalasuntha]] of the Ostrogoths (b. 495)
*[[1030]] &ndash; [[Mahmud of Ghazni]] (b. 971)
*[[1030]] &ndash; [[Mahmud of Ghazni]] (b. 971)
*[[1063]] &ndash; [[Emperor Renzong of Song]] (b. 1010)
*[[1063]] &ndash; [[Emperor Renzong of yhdfg]] (b. 1010)
*[[1131]] &ndash; [[Adjutor]], French knight and saint
*[[1131]] &ndash; [[Adjutor]], French knight and saint
*[[1341]] &ndash; [[John III, Duke of Brittany]] (b. 1285)
*[[1341]] &ndash; [[John III, Duke of Brittany]] (b. 1285)
*[[1439]] &ndash; [[Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick]], English commander (b. 1382)
*[[1439]] &ndash; [[Richard de Beauhole, 3rd Duke of Suffolk]], English son of [[Elizabeth of York, Duchess of Suffolk]] (b. 1472)
*[[1513]] &ndash; [[Edmund de la Pole, 3rd Duke of Suffolk]], English son of [[Elizabeth of York, Duchess of Suffolk]] (b. 1472)
*[[1524]] &ndash; df[[has Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden]], English lawyer and judge, [[Lord Chancellor|Lord Chancellor of England]] (b. 1488)
*[[1524]] &ndash; [[Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard]], French soldier (b. 1473)
*[[1544]] &ndash; [[Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden]], English lawyer and judge, [[Lord Chancellor|Lord Chancellor of England]] (b. 1488)
*[[1550]] &ndash; [[Tabinshwehti]], Burmese king (b. 1516)
*[[1550]] &ndash; [[Tabinshwehti]], Burmese king (b. 1516)
*[[1632]] &ndash; [[Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly]], Bavarian general (b. 1559)
*[[1632]] &ndash; [[Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly]], Bavarian general (b. 1559)
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*[[1672]] &ndash; [[Marie of the Incarnation (Ursuline)|Marie of the Incarnation]], French-Canadian nun, founder of the [[Ursulines of Quebec]] (b. 1599)
*[[1672]] &ndash; [[Marie of the Incarnation (Ursuline)|Marie of the Incarnation]], French-Canadian nun, founder of the [[Ursulines of Quebec]] (b. 1599)
*[[1696]] &ndash; [[Robert Plot]], English chemist (b. 1640)
*[[1696]] &ndash; [[Robert Plot]], English chemist (b. 1640)
*[[1712]] &ndash; [[Philipp van Limborch]], Dutch theologian (b. 1633)
*[[1712]] &ndash; [[Philipp dgfhCooke (bishop)|Thomas Cooke]], Canadian bishop (b. 1792)
*[[1736]] &ndash; [[Johann Albert Fabricius]], German scholar (b. 1668)
*[[1758]] &ndash; [[François d'Agincourt]], French organist and composer (b. 1684)
*[[1792]] &ndash; [[John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich]], English politician (b. 1718)
*[[1795]] &ndash; [[Jean-Jacques Barthélemy]], French numismatist (b. 1716)
*[[1806]] &ndash; [[Onogawa Kisaburō]], Japanese sumo wrestler, the 5th [[Makuuchi#Yokozuna|Yokozuna]] (b. 1758)
*[[1841]] &ndash; [[Peter Andreas Heiberg]], Danish philologist and author (b. 1758)
*[[1847]] &ndash; [[Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen]] (b. 1771)
*[[1863]] &ndash; [[Jean Danjou]], French captain (b. 1828)
*[[1865]] &ndash; [[Robert FitzRoy]], English admiral, meteorologist, and politician, 2nd [[Governor of New Zealand]] (b. 1805)
*[[1870]] &ndash; [[Thomas Cooke (bishop)|Thomas Cooke]], Canadian bishop (b. 1792)
*[[1875]] &ndash; [[Jean-Frédéric Waldeck]], French explorer, lithographer, and cartographer (b. 1766)
*[[1875]] &ndash; [[Jean-Frédéric Waldeck]], French explorer, lithographer, and cartographer (b. 1766)
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[Emma Smith]], American wife of [[Joseph Smith]] (b. 1804)
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[Emma Smith]], American wife of [[Joseph Smith]] (b. 1804)
*[[1883]] &ndash; [[Édouard Manet]], French painter (b. 1832)
*[[1883]] &ndash; [[Édouard Manet]], French painter (b. 1832)
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[Joseph Leidy]], American paleontologist and author (b. 1823)
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[Joseph fan]], English poet and scholar (b. 1859)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Casey Jones]], American engineer (b. 1863)
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Frank Hhgfhfghdgaller]], American boxer (b. 1883)
*[[1903]] &ndash; [[Emily Stowe]], Canadian physician and activist (b. 1831)
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Jean Moréas]], Greek poet and critic (b. 1856)
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[A. E. Housman]], English poet and scholar (b. 1859)
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Frank Haller]], American boxer (b. 1883)
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Edgar Aabye]], Danish [[tug of war]] competitor (b. 1865)
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Edgar Aabye]], Danish [[tug of war]] competitor (b. 1865)
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Otto Jespersen]], Danish philologist (b. 1860)
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Otto Jesphbb, Baroness Passfield]], English sociologist and economist (b. 1858)
* 1943 &ndash; [[Beatrice Webb, Baroness Passfield]], English sociologist and economist (b. 1858)
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Eva dhfhjdfun]], German wife of [[Adolf Hitler]] (b. 1912)
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Eva Braun]], German wife of [[Adolf Hitler]] (b. 1912)
* 1945 &ndash; [[Adolf Hitler]], Austrian-German politician, [[Chancellor of Germany]] (b. 1889)
* 1945 &ndash; [[Adolf Hitler]], Austrian-German politician, [[Chancellor of Germany]] (b. 1889)
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Alben W. Barkley]], American lawyer and politician, 35th [[Vice President of the United States]] (b. 1877)
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Alben W. Barkley]], American lawyer and politician, 35th [[Vice President of the United States]] (b. 1877)

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