44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion.
1666 - The Great Fire of London breaks out and burns for three days, destroying 10,000 buildings.
1752 - Great Britain adopts the Gregorian calendar
1807 - The Royal Navy bombards Copenhagen with fire bombs and phosphorus rockets to prevent Denmark from surrendering its fleet to Napoleon.
1864 - American Civil War: Union forces enter Atlanta, Georgia, a day after the Confederate defenders flee the city, ending the Atlanta Campaign.
1870 - Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Sedan – Prussian forces take Napoleon III of France and 100,000 of his soldiers prisoner.
1939 - World War II: following the start of the invasion of Poland the previous day, the Free City of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland) is annexed by Nazi Germany.
1945 - Vietnam declares its independence, forming the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
1960 - The first election of the Parliament of the Central Tibetan Administration, in history of Tibet. The Tibetan community observes this date as the Democracy Day.
Famous Birthdays
1838 - Liliuokalani of Hawaii, Queen regnant of Hawaii, last monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii
1883 - Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria
1931 - Clifford Jordan, saxophonist
1946 - Luis Avalos, actor
1960 - Rex Hudler, baseball player
1971 - Pawan Kalyan, actor
1988 - Ishant Sharma, cricketer
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