561 - King Chlothar I dies at Compiègne. The Merovingian Dynasty is continued by his four sons — Charibert I, Guntram, Sigebert I and Chilperic I — who divide the Frankish Kingdom.
800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Pope Leo III.
1776 - American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia comes to an end with the arrival of British reinforcements.
1830 - November Uprising: An armed rebellion against Russia's rule in Poland begins.
1850 - The treaty, Punctation of Olmütz, is signed in Olomouc. Prussia capitulates to Austrian Empire, which took over the leadership of German Confederation.
1864 - American Civil War: Battle of Spring Hill – A Confederate advance into Tennessee misses an opportunity to crush the Union Army. General John Bell Hood is angered, which leads to the Battle of Franklin.
1885 - End of Third Anglo-Burmese War, and end of Burmese monarchy
1944 - Albania is liberated by the Albanian partisans.
1945 - The Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia is declared.
1947 - The Partition Plan: the United Nations General Assembly recommends the partition of Palestine.
1963 - US President Lyndon B. Johnson establishes the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
1990 - Gulf War: The United Nations Security Council passes two resolutions to restore international peace and security if Iraq did not withdraw its forces from Kuwait and free all foreign hostages by January 15, 1991.
2012 - The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to recognise Palestine as a non-member state
Famous Birthdays:
1338 - Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, son of King Edward III of England
1427 - Zhengtong, Emperor of China
1690 - Christian Augustus of Anhalt-Zerbst, father of Catherine II of Russia
1802 - Wilhelm Hauff, poet and novelist
1849 - Sir John Ambrose Fleming, physicist
1898 - C. S. Lewis, writer
1935 - Diane Ladd, actress
1953 - Alex Grey, artist
1973 - Ryan Giggs, footballer
1982 - Imogen Thomas, reality TV star
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