844 - Battle of Clavijo: The Apostle Saint James the Greater is said to have miraculously appeared to a force of outnumbered Asturians and aided them against the forces of the Emir of Cordoba.
1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne.
1533 - The marriage of King Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon is declared null and void.
1568 - The Netherlands declare their independence from Spain.
1788 - South Carolina ratifies the Constitution as the 8th American state.
1907 - The unicameral Parliament of Finland gathers for its first plenary session.
1911 - The New York Public Library is dedicated.
1915 - World War I: Italy joins the Allies after they declare war on Austria-Hungary.
1945 - World War II: Heinrich Himmler, the head of the SS, commits suicide while in Allied custody.
1945 - World War II: The Flensburg government under Reichspräsident Karl Dönitz is dissolved when its members are captured and arrested by British forces at Flensburg in Northern Germany.
1949 - The Federal Republic of Germany is established and the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany is proclaimed.
1995 - The first version of the Java programming language is released.
1998 - The Good Friday Agreement is accepted in a referendum in Northern Ireland with 75% voting yes.
2008 - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) awards Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca (Pulau Batu Puteh) to Singapore, ending a 29-year territorial dispute between the two countries.
Famous Birthdays
1052 - Philip I of France
1100 - Emperor Qinzong of Song
1741 - Andrea Luchesi, composer
1865 - Epitácio Pessoa, 11th President of Brazil
1898 - Josef Terboven, Nazi leader
1912 - Betty Astell, actress
1921 - Edna Skinner, actress
1933 - Joan Collins, actress
1943 - Alan Walden, manager publisher, agent, and promoter, co-founder of Capricorn Records
1949 - His Eminence Daniel DiNardo, cardinal and Archbishop of Galveston-Houston
1950 - Martin McGuinness, the Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland
1961 - Karen Duffy, actress
1978 - Scott Raynor, drummer
1981 - Tim Robinson, comedian
1984 - Adam Wylie, actor
1990 - Kristína Kučová, tennis player
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