610 - Coronation of Byzantine Emperor Heraclius.
1143 - King Alfonso VII of León recognises Portugal as a Kingdom.
1789 - French Revolution: Women of Paris march to Versailles in the March on Versailles to confront Louis XVI about his refusal to promulgate the decrees on the abolition of feudalism, demand bread, and have the King and his court moved to Paris.
1793 - French Revolution: Christianity is disestablished in France.
1864 - The Indian city of Calcutta is almost totally destroyed by a cyclone; 60,000 die.
1910 - In a revolution in Portugal the monarchy is overthrown and a republic is declared.
1915 - Bulgaria enters World War I as one of the Central Powers.
1936 - The Jarrow March sets off for London.
1944 - Suffrage is extended to women in France.
1968 - Police baton civil rights demonstrators in Derry, Northern Ireland – considered to mark the beginning of The Troubles.
1988 - The Brazilian Constitution is ratified by Constituent Assembly.
2000 - Mass demonstrations in Belgrade lead to resignation of Serbian strongman Slobodan Milošević. These demonstrations are often called the Bulldozer Revolution.
Famous Birthdays:
1338 - Alexios III, Emperor of Trebizond
1658 - Mary of Modena, Queen consort of James II of England, Scotland and Ireland
1829 - Chester A. Arthur, 21st President of the United States
1899 - Georg, Duke of Mecklenburg
1925 - Gail Davis, actress
1936 - Václav Havel, 1st President of the Czech Republic
1941 - Eduardo Duhalde, 50th President of Argentina
1947 - Brian Johnson, singer-songwriter
1951 - Bob Geldof, singer-songwriter, actor, and author
1958 - André Kuipers, astronaut
1975 - Bobo Baldé, footballer
1975 - Kate Winslet, actress
1976 - Ramzan Kadyrov, 3rd President of Chechnya (Chechen Republic)
1978 - James Valentine, guitarist
1985 - Nicola Roberts, singer-songwriter and actress
1987 - Luigi Vitale, footballer
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