361 - Emperor Constantius II dies of a fever at Mopsuestia in Cilicia, on his deathbed he is baptised and declares his cousin Julian rightful successor.
1493 - Christopher Columbus first sights the island of Dominica in the Caribbean Sea.
1812 - Napoleon's armies are defeated at the Battle of Vyazma
1898 - France withdraws its troops from Fashoda (now in Sudan), ending the Fashoda Incident.
1903 - With the encouragement of the United States, Panama separates from Colombia.
1918 - Austria-Hungary enters into an armistice with the Allies, and the Habsburg-ruled empire dissolves.
1918 - Poland declares its independence from Russia.
1932 - Panagis Tsaldaris becomes the 142nd Prime Minister of Greece.
1935 - George II of Greece regains his throne through a popular plebiscite.
1942 - World War II: The Koli Point action begins during the Guadalcanal Campaign and ends on November 12.
1943 - World War II: 500 aircraft of the U.S. 8th Air Force devastate Wilhelmshafen harbor in Germany
1957 - Sputnik program: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2. On board is the first animal to enter orbit, a dog named Laika.
1978 - Dominica gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
1986 - Iran-Contra Affair: The Lebanese magazine Ash-Shiraa reports that the United States has been secretly selling weapons to Iran in order to secure the release of seven American hostages held by pro-Iranian groups in Lebanon.
1986 - The Federated States of Micronesia gain independence from the United States of America.
Famous Birthdays
39 - Lucan, poet
1604 - Osman II, Ottoman Sultan
1618 - Aurangzeb, Mughal Emperor of India
1852 - Emperor Meiji of Japan
1895 - Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia, the eldest daughter of the last ruler of the Russian Empire, Tsar Nicholas II, and of Empress Alexandra of Russia.
1926 - Valdas Adamkus,former President of Lithuania
1948 - Lulu, actress and singer
1952 - Roseanne Barr, actress and comedian
1961 - David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley - British cabinetmaker & son of Princess Margaret (deceased sister of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom) and the 1st Earl of Snowdon
1985 - Tyler Hansbrough, basketball player
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