19 AD - Roman general Germanicus suddenly dies in Antioch under mysterious circumstances. Roman historian Tactius records that Germanicus was poisoned by Syrian Governor Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso under orders from Roman Emperor Tiberius.
1575 - Battle of Dormans: Roman Catholic forces under Duke Henry of Guise defeat the Protestants, capturing Philippe de Mornay among others.
1580 - After a three-day siege, the English Army beheads over 600 Irish and Papal soldiers and civilians at Dún an Óir, Ireland.
1582 - Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
1631 - A Saxon army takes over Prague.
1911 - The Wuchang Uprising leads to the demise of Qing Dynasty, the last Imperial court in China, and the founding of the Republic of China.
1928 - Chiang Kai-Shek becomes Chairman of the Republic of China.
1938 - The Munich Agreement cedes the Sudetenland to Nazi Germany.
1970 - Fiji becomes independent.
1975 - Papua New Guinea joins the United Nations.
Famous Birthdays:
1344 - Princess Mary Plantagenet, daughter of King Edward III of England
1669 - Johann Nicolaus Bach, composer
1830 - Queen Isabella II of Spain
1884 - Ida Wüst, actress
1903 - Prince Charles of Belgium, Prince Regent of Belgium - Count of Flanders - second son of King Albert I, King of the Belgians
1930 - Harold Pinter, playwright, Nobel laureate
1940 - Winston Spencer-Churchill, politician, grandson of British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill
1959 - Julia Sweeney, actress, comedian, and author
1981 - Una Healy, singer
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