1688 - As part of the Glorious Revolution, King James II of England flees England to Paris, France after being deposed in favor of his nephew, William of Orange and his daughter Mary.
1783 - George Washington resigns as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland.
1914 - World War I: Australian and New Zealand troops arrive in Cairo, Egypt.
1916 - World War I: Battle of Magdhaba – Allied forces defeat Turkish forces in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula.
1941 - World War II: After 15 days of fighting, the Imperial Japanese Army occupies Wake Island.
1948 - Seven Japanese convicted of war crimes by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East are executed at Sugamo Prison in Tokyo, Japan.
1986 - Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, lands at Edwards Air Force Base in California becoming the first aircraft to fly non-stop around the world without aerial or ground refuelling.
1990 - History of Slovenia: In a referendum, 88.5% of Slovenia's overall electorate vote for independence from Yugoslavia.
2007 - An agreement is made for the Kingdom of Nepal to be abolished and the country to become a federal republic with the Prime Minister becoming head of state
Famous Birthdays:
1173 - Louis I, Duke of Bavaria
1750 - King Frederick Augustus I of Saxony
1777 - Tsar Alexander I of Russia
1907 - James Roosevelt, American politician, soldier and son of Franklin D. Roosevelt
1918 - Helmut Schmidt, Chancellor of Germany
1933 - His Imperial Majesty Akihito, Emperor of Japan
1943 - Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden
1953 - Maria Vladimirovna, Grand Duchess of Russia
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