1170 - Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II; he subsequently becomes a saint and martyr in the Anglican Church and the Catholic Church.
1778 - American Revolutionary War: 3,000 British soldiers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell capture Savannah, Georgia.
1786 - French Revolution: The Assembly of Notables is convened.
1845 - In accordance with International Boundary delimitation, United States annexes the Mexican state of Texas, following the Manifest Destiny doctrine. The Republic of Texas, which had been independent since the Texas Revolution of 1836, is thereupon admitted as the 28th US state.
1911 - Sun Yat-sen becomes the provisional President of the Republic of China; he formally takes office on January 1st, 1912.
1911 - Mongolia gains independence from the Qing dynasty.
1937 - The Irish Free State is replaced by a new state called Ireland with the adoption of a new constitution.
1989 - Riots break-out after Hong Kong decides to forcibly repatriate Vietnamese refugees.
1992 - Fernando Collor de Mello, president of Brazil, tries to resign amidst corruption charges, but is then impeached.
1996 - Guatemala and leaders of Guatemalan National Revolutionary Union sign a peace accord ending a 36-year civil war.
2003 - The last known speaker of Akkala Sami dies, rendering the language extinct.
Famous Birthdays:
1709 - Empress Elizabeth of Russia
1721 - Madame de Pompadour, mistress of King Louis XV of France
1808 - Andrew Johnson, 17th President of the United States
1809 - William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1859 - Venustiano Carranza, 54th President of Mexico
1885 - Roman Ungern von Sternberg, famous White Russian warlord
1885 - Roman Ungern von Sternberg, White Russian warlord
1941 - Ray Thomas, musician
1954 - Prince Takamado of Japan
1959 - Patricia Clarkson, actress
1970 - Aled Jones, singer
1978 - LaToya London, singer
1994 - HIH Princess Kako of Akishino of Japan
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