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 7th 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 Belgiu
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