1620 - The Mayflower starts her voyage to North America
1701 - James Francis Edward Stuart, sometimes called the "Old Pretender", becomes the Jacobite claimant to the thrones of England and Scotland.
1776 - American Revolutionary War: the Battle of Harlem Heights is fought.
1812 - The Fire of Moscow begins shortly after midnight and destroys three quarters of the city days later.
1893 - Settlers make a land run for prime land in the Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma.
1908 - The General Motors Corporation is founded.
1943 - World War II: The Allied invasion of Italy concludes when Heinrich von Vietinghoff, commander of the German Tenth Army, orders his troops to withdraw from Salerno.
1963 - Malaysia is formed from the Federation of Malaya, Singapore, North Borneo (Sabah) and Sarawak. However, Singapore soon leaves this new country.
1975 - Papua New Guinea gains its independence from Australia.
1975 - The Cape Verde Islands, Mozambique, and Sao Tome and Principe join the United Nations.
1980 - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines join the United Nations.
1994 - The British government lifts the broadcasting ban imposed against members of Sinn Féin and Irish paramilitary groups in 1988.
Famous Birthdays
1386 - King Henry V of England
1837 - King Pedro V of Portugal
1858 - Andrew Bonar Law, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1893 - Albert Szent-Györgyi, physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate
1923 - Lee Kuan Yew, first Prime Minister and former Minister Mentor of Singapore
1958 - Maura O'Connell, singer and actress
1976 - Tina Barrett, singer
1982 - Michele Rizzo, rugby player
2005 - HRH Princess Jalilah bint Ali, daughter of HRH Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein of Jordan the brother of His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of Jordan
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