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.
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.
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 - George, Duke of Mecklenburg
1936 - Václav Havel, former President of the Czech Republic
1941 - Eduardo Duhalde, former President of Argentina
1958 - André Kuipers, astronaut
1975 - Bobo Baldé, footballer
1975 - Kate Winslet, actress
1976 - Ramzan Kadyrov, President of Chechnya (Chechen Republic)
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