557 - Constantinople is severely damaged by an earthquake.
1287 - St. Lucia's flood: The Zuiderzee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses, killing over 50,000 people.
1542 - Princess Mary Stuart becomes Mary, Queen of Scots.
1782 - The Montgolfier brothers' first balloon lifts off on its first test flight.
1799 - George Washington died
1819 - Alabama becomes the 22nd US state.
1903 - The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
1918 - President of Portugal Sidónio Pais is assassinated.
1939 - Winter War: The Soviet Union is expelled from the League of Nations for invading Finland.
1941 - World War II: Japan signs treaty of alliance with Thailand.
1946 - The United Nations General Assembly votes to establish its headquarters in New York, USA
1955 - Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Libya, Nepal, Portugal, Romania, Spain and Sri Lanka join the United Nations.
1961 - Tanzania joins the United Nations.
1962 - NASA's Mariner 2 becomes the first spacecraft to fly by Venus.
1981 - Arab–Israeli conflict: Israel's Knesset passes The Golan Heights Law, extending Israeli law to the area of the Golan Heights.
1995 - Yugoslav Wars: The Dayton Agreement is signed in Paris, France by leaders of various governments.
2004 - Cuba and Venezuela found the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas.
Famous Birthdays:
1009 - Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan
1784 - Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily, Princess of Asturias
1787 - Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este, Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary and Bohemia
1870 - Karl Renner, President of Austria
1895 - King George VI of the United Kingdom
1901 - Paul, King of Greece
1914 - Karl Carstens, former President of Germany
1947 - Dilma Rousseff, current President of Brazil
1979 - Michael Owen, footballer
1985 - Tom Smith, rugby union footballer
1988 - Vanessa Hudgens, singer and actress
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