762 - Baghdad is founded by caliph Al-Mansur.
1629 - An earthquake in Naples, Italy, kills about 10,000 people.
1656 - Swedish forces under the command of King Charles X Gustav defeat the forces of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth at the Battle of Warsaw.
1825 - Malden Island (Independence Island) was discovered by captain George Byron, 7th Baron Byron.
1930 - In Montevideo, Uruguay wins the first FIFA World Cup.
1980 - Vanuatu gains independence.
2006 - The world's longest running music show Top of the Pops is broadcast for the last time on BBC Two. The show had aired for 42 years.
Famous Birthdays:
1818 - Jan Heemskerk, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
1872 - Princess Clémentine of Belgium
1909 - Magda Schneider, actress
1933 - Edd Byrnes, actor
1947 - Arnold Schwarzenegger, actor, bodybuilder and Governor of California
1958 - Kate Bush, singer-songwriter
1971 - Tom Green, comedian and actor
1984 - Gabrielle Christian, actress
2002 - HRH Prince Hridayendra of Nepal
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