1762 - Seven Years' War: conclusion of the Battle of Manila between Britain and Spain, which resulted in the British occupation of Manila for the rest of the war.
1789 - French Revolution: Louis XVI returns to Paris from Versailles after being confronted by the Parisian women on 5th October
1854 - England: The Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead starts shortly after midnight, leading to 53 deaths and hundreds injured.
1908 - Austria annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina.
1939 - World War II: Germany's invasion of Poland ends with the surrender of Polesia army after the Battle of Kock
1979 - Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit the White House.
1987 - Fiji becomes a republic.
Famous Birthdays:
1289 - King Wenceslaus III of Bohemia
1767 - King Henri Christopheof Haiti
1773 - King Louis-Philippe of France
1906 - Janet Gaynor, actress
1921 - Joseph Lowery, Civil rights movement leader
1969 - Troy Shaw, snooker player
1983 - Renata Voráčová, tennis player
1989 - Pizzi, footballer
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