1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony refuse to honour the Pragmatic Sanction and the War of the Austrian Succession begins.
1803 - The United States Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase.
1904 - Chile and Bolivia sign the Treaty of Peace and Friendship, delimiting the border between the two countries.
1935 - The Long March ends.
1947 - United States of America and Pakistan establish diplomatic relations for the first time.
1968 - Former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy marries Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis.
1973 - The Sydney Opera House opens.
1982 - During the UEFA Cup match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem, 66 people are crushed to death in the Luzhniki disaster.
2011 - Libyan civil war: National Transitional Council rebel forces capture ousted Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi in his hometown of Sirte and kill him shortly thereafter.
Famous Birthdays:
1632 - Christopher Wren, architect, designed St Paul's Cathedral
1677 - King Stanisław I Leszczyński of Poland
1784 - Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1803 - The United States Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase.
1819 - Báb, Persian founder of Bábism and a central figure in the Bahá'í Faith
1874 - Charles Ives, composer
1909 - Carla Laemmle, actress
1932 - William Christopher, actor
1934 - Her Imperial Majesty Empress Michiko of Japan
1952 - Melanie Mayron, actress
1954 - Steve Orich, composer
1963 - Julie Payette, astronaut
1978 - Paul Wilson, bass player and songwriter
1983 - Flavio Cipolla, tennis player
1986 - Priyanka Sharma, actress
1992 - Ksenia Semenova, gymnast
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