1462 - Treaty of Westminster is finalised between Edward IV of England and the Scottish Lord of the Isles.
1542 - Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England, is executed for adultery.
1572 - Elizabeth I of England issues a proclamation which revokes all commissions on account of the frauds which they had fostered.
1575 - Henry III of France is crowned at Rheims, marrying Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont on the same day.
1633 - Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition.
1668 - Spain recognizes Portugal as an independent nation.
1689 - William and Mary are proclaimed co-rulers of England.
1931 - New Delhi becomes the capital of India.
1945 - World War II: The siege of Budapest concludes with the unconditional surrender of German and Hungarian forces to the Red Army.
1971 - Vietnam War: Backed by American air and artillery support, South Vietnamese troops invade Laos.
1990 - German reunification: An agreement is reached on a two-stage plan to reunite Germany.
2008 - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd makes a historic apology to the Indigenous Australians and the Stolen Generations.
2012 - The European Space Agency (ESA) conducted the first launch of the European Vega rocket from Europe’s space port in Kourou, French Guiana.
Famous Birthdays
711 BC - Jimmu, Japanese Emperor
1457 - Mary of Burgundy, daughter of Charles the Bold and wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
1599 - Pope Alexander VII
1683 - Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, painter
1835 - Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
1885 - Bess Truman, First Lady of the United States, wife of President Harry S. Truman
1907 - Katy de la Cruz, singer
1913 - Khalid bin Abdul-Aziz, King of Saudi Arabia
1933 - Caroline Blakiston, actress
1945 - David Tremlett, artist
1956 - HRH Princess Alia bint Al Hussein of Jordan
1960 - Matt Salinger, actor
1974 - Robbie Williams, singer
1979 - Rafael Márquez, footballer
1988 - Aston Merrygold, singer
1990 - Kevin Strootman, Dutch footballer
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