1649 - The claimant King Charles II of England and Scotland is declared King of Great Britain, by the Parliament of Scotland. This move was not followed by the Parliament of England nor the Parliament of Ireland.
1685 - James II of England and VII of Scotland becomes King upon the death of his brother Charles II.
1778 - American Revolutionary War: In Paris the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce are signed by the United States and France signaling official recognition of the new republic.
1788 - Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
1833 - Otto becomes the first modern King of Greece.
1851 - The largest Australian bushfires in a populous region in recorded history take place in the state of Victoria.
1899 - Spanish-American War: The Treaty of Paris, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain, is ratified by the United States Senate.
1918 - British women over the age of 30 get the right to vote.
1933 - The 20th Amendment to the United States Constitution, establishing the beginning and ending of the terms of the elected federal offices, goes into effect.
1942 - World War II: The United Kingdom declares war on Thailand.
1952 - The death of George VI of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth Realms. Elizabeth II becomes the first Queen regnant since Queen Victoria. At the exact moment of succession, she was in a tree-house at the Treetops Hotel in Kenya.
1989 - The Round Table Talks start in Poland, thus marking the beginning of overthrow of communism in Eastern Europe.
1998 - Washington National Airport is renamed Ronald Reagan National Airport.
2000 - Second Chechen War: Russia captures Grozny, Chechnya, forcing the separatist Chechen Republic of Ichkeria government into exile.
Famous Birthdays
1347 - St. Dorothea of Montau, saint
1452 - Joan, Princess of Portugal
1611 - Chongzhen, Emperor of China
1643 - Johann Kasimir Kolbe von Wartenberg, first Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Prussia
1665 - Anne, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland
1830 - Daniel Oliver, botanist
1911 - Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the United States
1912 - Eva Braun, mistress and wife of Adolf Hitler
1945 - Bob Marley, musician
1957 - Simon Phillips, Drummer
1962 - W. Axl Rose, singer
1976 - HRH Princess Marie of Denmark
1981 - Calum Best, model
1984 - Darren Bent, footballer
1988 - Bailey Hanks, actress
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