1568 - Spanish naval forces rout an English fleet, under the command of John Hawkins, at the Battle of San Juan de Ulúa near Veracruz.
1806 - Lewis and Clark return to St. Louis after exploring the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
1846 - Astronomers Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier, John Couch Adams and Johann Gottfried Galle collaborate on the discovery of Neptune.
1905 - Norway and Sweden sign the "Karlstad treaty", peacefully dissolving the Union between the two countries.
1932 - The Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd is renamed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
1941 - World War II: The first gas chamber experiments are conducted at Auschwitz.
1983 - Saint Kitts and Nevis joins the United Nations.
Famous Birthdays:
63 BC - Augustus Caesar, Roman Emperor
1161 - Emperor Takakura of Japan
1215 - Kublai Khan of the Mongol Empire
1713 - King Ferdinand VI of Spain
1914 - Omar Ali Saifuddin III, Sultan of Brunei
1930 - Ray Charles, musician
1972 - Shim Eun-ha, actress
1984 - Kate French, actress
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