622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hijra (journey) from Mecca to Medina.
768 - Charlemagne is crowned the first King of the Franks
1645 - Battle of Rowton Heath, Parliamentarian victory over a Royalist army commanded in person by King Charles
1664 - The Dutch Republic surrenders New Amsterdam to England.
1841 - The Sultan of Brunei cedes Sarawak to the United Kingdom.
1890 - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy.
1914 - World War I: The Siege of Przemyśl (present-day Poland) begins.
1968 - Swaziland joins the United Nations.
1973 - Guinea-Bissau declares its independence from Portugal.
2007 - Between 30,000 and 100,000 people take part in anti-government protests in Yangon, Burma, the largest in 20 years.
Famous Birthdays:
15 - Vitellius, Roman Emperor
1534 - Guru Ram Das, 4th Sikh Guru
1870 - Georges Claude, chemist and engineer, invented Neon lighting
1878 - Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, author
1892 - Adélard Godbout, 15th Premier of Québec
1914 - John Kerr, 18th Governor-General of Australia
1923 - Louis Edmonds, actor
1936 - Jim Henson, puppeteer, director, and producer, founded The Jim Henson Company
1958 - Kevin Sorbo, actor
1979 - Ross Mathews, comedian
1988 - Kyle Sullivan, actor
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