380 - Edict of Thessalonica: Emperor Theodosius I, with co-emperors Gratian and Valentinian II, declare their wish that all Roman citizens convert to Christianity.
1594 - Henry IV is crowned King of France.
1617 - Sweden and Russia sign the Treaty of Stolbovo, ending the Ingrian War and shutting Russia out of the Baltic Sea.
1700 - The island of New Britain is discovered.
1801 - Pursuant to the District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801, Washington, D.C. is placed under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Congress.
1844 - The Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti.
1861 - Russian troops fire on a crowd in Warsaw protesting against Russian rule over Poland, killing five protesters.
1900 - Second Boer War: In South Africa, British military leaders receive an unconditional notice of surrender from Boer General Piet Cronje at the Battle of Paardeberg.
1900 - The British Labour Party is founded.
1933 - Reichstag fire: Germany's parliament building in Berlin, the Reichstag, is set on fire.
1940 - Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben discover carbon-14
1951 - The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, limiting Presidents to two terms, is ratified.
1964 - The government of Italy asks for help to keep the Leaning Tower of Pisa from toppling over.
1989 - Venezuela is rocked by the Caracazo riots.
1991 - Gulf War: U.S. President George H. W. Bush announces that "Kuwait is liberated".
2010 - An earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale strikes central parts of Chile leaving over 500 victims, and thousands injured. The quake triggered a tsunami which struck Hawaii shortly after.
Famous Birthdays
272 - Constantine the Great, Roman Emperor
1847 - Ellen Terry, actress
1877 - Adela Verne, pianist
1910 - Joan Bennett, actress
1930 - Paul von Ragué Schleyer, chemist
1932 - Elizabeth Taylor, actress
1940 - Howard Hesseman, actor
1958 - Max Crivello, Itallian artist
1962 - Adam Baldwin, actor
1973 - Peter André, singer
1980 - Chelsea Clinton, daughter of Bill and Hillary Clinton
1986 - Sandeep Singh, hockey player
1991 - Azeem Rafiq, cricketer
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