959 - Edgar the Peaceable becomes King of all England.
1553 - Coronation of Queen Mary I (Bloody Mary) of England.
1795 - Belgium is conquered by France.
1887 - Balochistan is conquered by the British Empire.
1928 - The Soviet Union introduces its First Five-Year Plan.
1936 - Francisco Franco is named head of the Nationalist government of Spain.
1938 - Germany annexes the Sudetenland.
1946 - Nazi leaders are sentenced at Nuremberg Trials.
1946 - Mensa International is founded in the United Kingdom.
1949 - The People's Republic of China is established and declared by Mao Zedong.
1960 - Nigeria gains independence from the United Kingdom.
1961 - East and West Cameroon merge to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon.
1969 - Concorde breaks the sound barrier for the first time.
1975 - The Seychelles gain internal self-government. The Ellice Islands split from Gilbert Islands and take the name Tuvalu.
1978 - Tuvalu gains independence from the United Kingdom.
1994 - Palau gains independence from the United Nations (trusteeship administered by the United States of America).
Famous Birthdays:
208 - Alexander Severus, Roman Emperor
1207 - King Henry III of England
1685 - Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
1910 - Bonnie Parker, outlaw
1924 - Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States
1953 - Pete Falcone, baseball player
1974 - Keith Duffy, singer and actor
1986 - Ricardo Vaz Tê, footballer
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