1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Philip II of France.
1789 - French Revolution: citizens of Paris storm the Bastille.
1790 - French Revolution: citizens of Paris celebrate the constitutional monarchy and national reconciliation in the Fête de la Fédération.
1877 - The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 begins in Martinsburg, West Virginia, US, when Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers have their wages cut for the second time in a year.
1881 - Billy the Kid is shot and killed by Pat Garrett outside Fort Sumner.
1933 - Gleichschaltung: in Germany, all political parties are outlawed except the Nazi Party.
1969 - The United States $500, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000 bills are officially withdrawn from circulation.
Famous Birthdays:
1610 - Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
1829 - Edward White Benson, Archbishop of Canterbury
1858 - Emmeline Pankhurst, suffragette
1874 - Khedive Abbas II of Egypt and Sudan
1885 - King Sisavang Vong of Laos
1933 - Franz, Duke of Bavaria, Heir to the House of Stuart
1984 - Nilmar da Silva, football
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