1558 - The French took the French town of Thioville from the English.
1611 - English explorer Henry Hudson, his son and several other people were set adrift in present-day Hudson Bay by mutineers.
1772 - Slavery was outlawed in England.
1815 - Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated a second time.
1911 - King George V of England was crowned.
1915 - Austro-German forces occupied Lemberg on the Eastern Front as the Russians retreat.
1925 - France and Spain agreed to join forces against Abd el Krim in Morocco.
1933 - Germany became a one political party country when Hitler banned parties other than the Nazis.
Famous Birthdays:
1906 - Billy Wilder, Director
1936 - Kris Kristofferson, Actor
1949 - Meryl Streep, Actress
1953 - Cyndi Lauper, Singer
1974 - Donald Faison, Actor
1980 - Eric Stretch, Band member
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