1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire.
1569 - First recorded lottery in England.
1787 - William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, two moons of Uranus.
1861 - Alabama secedes from the United States.
1879 - The Anglo-Zulu War begins.
1922 - First use of insulin to treat diabetes in a human patient.
1935 - Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California.
1942 - World War II: The Japanese capture Kuala Lumpur.
1946 - Enver Hoxha, Secretary General of the Communist Party of Albania, declares the People's Republic of Albania with himself as head of state.
1957 - The African Convention is founded in Dakar, Senegal.
1972 - East Pakistan renames itself Bangladesh.
1994 - The Irish Government announces the end of a 15 year broadcasting ban on the IRA and its political arm Sinn Féin.
1998 - Sidi-Hamed massacre takes place in Algeria, over 100 people are killed.
Famous Birthdays:
347 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I "the Great"
1322 - Emperor Komyo of Japan
1359 - Emperor Go-En'yu of Japan
1755 - Alexander Hamilton, American Founding Father, economist, and 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury
1815 - John A. Macdonald, 1st Prime Minister of Canada
1852 - Konstantin Fehrenbach, Chancellor of Germany
1859 - Lord George Nathaniel Curzon, Viceroy of India
1911 - Zenko Suzuki, Prime Minister of Japan
1934 - Jean Chrétien, 20th Prime Minister of Canada
1962 - Kim Coles, actress
1975 - Rory Fitzpatrick, ice hockey player
1980 - Deanna Wright, actress
1984 - Kevin Boss, football player
1997 - Cody Simpson, singer
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