455 - Emperor Petronius Maximus is stoned to death by an angry mob while fleeing Rome.
1578 - King Henry III lays the first stone of the Pont Neuf (New Bridge), the oldest bridge of Paris.
1775 - American Revolution: The Mecklenburg Resolutions are allegedly adopted in the Province of North Carolina.
1790 - The United States enacts its first copyright statute, the Copyright Act of 1790.
1854 - The civil death procedure is abolished in France.
1859 - The clock tower at the Houses of Parliament, which houses Big Ben, starts keeping time.
1884 - The arrival at Plymouth of Tawhiao, King of Maoris, to claim protection of Queen Victoria
1902 - Second Boer War: The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the war and ensures British control of South Africa.
1909 - The National Negro Committee, forerunner to the NAACP, convenes for the first time.
1910 - The creation of the Union of South Africa.
1911 - The hull of the ocean liner RMS Titanic is launched.
1929 - The first talking cartoon of Mickey Mouse, "The Karnival Kid", is released.
1941 - A Luftwaffe air raid in Dublin, Ireland, claims 38 lives.
1941 - Anglo-Iraqi War: The United Kingdom completes the re-occupation of Iraq and returns 'Abd al-Ilah to power as regent for Faisal II.
1961 - The Union of South Africa becomes the Republic of South Africa.
1973 - The United States Senate votes to cut off funding for the bombing of Khmer Rouge targets within Cambodia, hastening the end of the Cambodian Civil War.
1991 - Bicesse Accords in Angola lay out a transition to multi-party democracy under the supervision of the United Nations' UNAVEM II mission.
2010 - In international waters, armed Shayetet 13 commandos, intending to force the flotilla to anchor at the Ashdod port, boarded ships trying to break the ongoing blockade of the Gaza Strip, resulting in 9 civilian deaths.
Famous Birthdays
1443 - Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby, mother of Henry VII of England
1469 - Manuel I of Portugal
1557 - Tsar Feodor I of Russia
1613 - John George II, Elector of Saxony
1857 - Pope Pius XI
1923 - Rainier III, Prince of Monaco
1935 - Jim Bolger, 35th Prime Minister of New Zealand
1945 - Laurent Gbagbo, 4th President of Côte d'Ivoire
1948 - John Bonham, drummer and songwriter
1961 - Lea Thompson, actress
1973 - Dominique Van Roost, tennis player
1976 - Colin Farrell, actor
1980 -Andy Hurley, drummer
1987 - Shaun Fleming, actor
1989 - Marco Reus, footballer
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