473 - Emperor Leo I acclaims his grandson Leo II as Caesar of the Byzantine Empire.
1760 - George III becomes King of Great Britain.
1854 - The Battle of Balaklava during the Crimean War
1917 - Traditionally understood date of the October Revolution, involving the capture of the Winter Palace, Petrograd, Russia. The date refers to the Julian Calendar date, and corresponds with November 7 in the Gregorian calendar.
1920 - After 74 days on Hunger Strike in Brixton Prison, England, the Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Cork, Terence MacSwiney died.
1945 - The Republic of China takes over administration of Taiwan following Japan's surrender to the Allies.
1962 - Uganda joins the United Nations.
1962 - Nelson Mandela is sentenced to five years in prison.
1997 - After a brief civil war which has driven President Pascal Lissouba out of Brazzaville, Denis Sassou-Nguesso proclaims himself the President of the Republic of the Congo.
Famous Birthdays:
1330 - Louis II of Flanders
1759 - William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1825 - Johann Strauss II, composer
1912 - Minnie Pearl, comedian and singer
1921 - His Majesty King Michael I of Romania, Former/last monarch of Romania
1955 - Glynis Barber, actress
1984 - Katy Perry, singer
2001 - HRH Princess Elisabeth of Belgium
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