1066 - William the Conqueror and his army set sail from the mouth of the Somme River, beginning the Norman Conquest of England.
1529 - The Siege of Vienna begins when Suleiman I attacks the city.
1540 - The Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) receives its charter from Pope Paul III.
1590 - Pope Urban VII dies 13 days after being chosen as the Pope, making his reign the shortest papacy in history.
1660 - St. Vincent de Paul, priest and saint dies
1777 - Lancaster, Pennsylvania is the capital of the United States, for one day.
1821 - Mexico gains its independence from Spain.
1922 - King Constantine I of Greece abdicates his throne in favor of his eldest son, King George II.
1937 - Balinese Tiger declared extinct.
1961 - Sierra Leone joins the United Nations.
1962 - The Yemen Arab Republic is established
1988 - National League for Democracy is formed by Aung San Suu Kyi and various others to help fight against dictatorship in Myanmar.
1998 - The Google internet search engine retrospectively claims this as its birthday.
2002 - Timor-Leste (East Timor) joins the United Nations.
2005 - After 162 episodes, Tom and Jerry aired it's final episode titled, The Karate Guard.
Famous Birthdays:
1271 - Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland
1601 - King Louis XIII of France
1696 - St Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, saint
1866 - Blessed Eurosia Fabris, Catholic blessed
1894 - Olive Tell, actress
1924 - Fred Singer, scientist
1943 - HRH Prince Amedeo of Savoy, Duke of Aosta
1945- Kay Ryan, poet
1946 - Nicos Anastasiades, 7th President of Cyprus
1968 - Patrick Muldoon, actor
1984 - Davide Capello, footballer
1987 - Olga Puchkova. tennis player
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