361 - Emperor Constantius II dies of a fever at Mopsuestia in Cilicia, on his deathbed he is baptised and declares his cousin Julian rightful successor.
1493 - Christopher Columbus first sights the island of Dominica in the Caribbean Sea.
1812 - Napoleon's armies are defeated at the Battle of Vyazma
1898 - France withdraws its troops from Fashoda (now in Sudan), ending the Fashoda Incident.
1903 - With the encouragement of the United States, Panama separates from Colombia.
1918 - Austria-Hungary enters into an armistice with the Allies, and the Habsburg-ruled empire dissolves.
1918 - Poland declares its independence from Russia.
1932 - Panagis Tsaldaris becomes the 142nd Prime Minister of Greece.
1935 - George II of Greece regains his throne through a popular plebiscite.
1942 - World War II: The Koli Point action begins during the Guadalcanal Campaign and ends on November 12.
1943 - World War II: 500 aircraft of the US 8th Air Force devastate Wilhelmshafen harbor in Germany
1957 - Sputnik program: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2. On board is the first animal to enter orbit, a dog named Laika.
1978 - Dominica gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
1986 - Iran-Contra Affair: The Lebanese magazine Ash-Shiraa reports that the United States has been secretly selling weapons to Iran in order to secure the release of seven American hostages held by pro-Iranian groups in Lebanon.
1986 - The Federated States of Micronesia gain independence from the United States of America.
1997 - The United States of America imposes economic sanctions against Sudan in response to its human rights abuses of its own citizens and its material and political assistance to Islamic extremist groups across the Middle East and Eastern Africa.
Famous Birthdays
39 - Lucan, poet
1604 - Osman II, Ottoman Sultan
1618 - Aurangzeb, Mughal Emperor of India
1777 - Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom, daughter of King George III
1852 - Emperor Meiji of Japan
1877 - Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, army officer and 20th President of Chile
1895 - Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia, the eldest daughter of the last ruler of the Russian Empire, Tsar Nicholas II, and of Empress Alexandra of Russia.
1900 - Adolf Dassler, businessman, founded Adidas
1926 - Valdas Adamkus,former President of Lithuania
1948 - Lulu, actress and singer
1952 - Roseanne Barr, actress and comedian
1961 - David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley - British cabinetmaker & son of Princess Margaret (deceased sister of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom) and the 1st Earl of Snowdon
1985 - Tyler Hansbrough, basketball player
1992 - Valeria Solovyeva, tennis player
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