49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signalling the start of civil war.
69 - Lucius Calpurnius Piso Licinianus is appointed by Galba to deputy Roman Emperor.
236 - Pope Fabian succeeds Anterus as the twentieth Pope of Rome.
1475 - Stephen III of Moldavia defeats the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Vaslui.
1645 - Archbishop William Laud is beheaded at the Tower of London.
1861 - American Civil War: Florida secedes from the Union.
1863 - The London Underground, the world's oldest underground railway, opens between London Paddington station and Farringdon station.
1920 - The Treaty of Versailles takes effect, officially ending World War I.
1922 - Arthur Griffith is elected President of the Dáil Éireann (Irish Parliament).
1929 - The Adventures of Tintin, one of the most popular European comic books ever, is first published in Belgium.
1946 - The first General Assembly of the United Nations opens in London. Fifty-one nations are represented.
1984 - The United States and Vatican City establish full diplomatic relations after 117 years.
2007 - A general strike begins in Guinea in an eventually successful attempt to get President Lansana Conté to resign.
Famous Birthdays:
1480 - Archduchess Margaret of Austria, Regent of the Netherlands
1573 - Simon Marius, astronomer
1741 - Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain, grandchild of George II and sister of George III.
1853 - Jessie Bond, singer and actress
1864 - Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia
1940 - Ntare VI of Ankole, Omugabe of Nkole
1944 - Frank Sinatra, Jr., singer
1963 - Kira Ivanova, figure skater
1980 - Sarah Shahi, actress and model
1985 - Craig Lewis, cyclist
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