1783 - George Washington resigns as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland.
1914 - World War I: Australian and New Zealand troops arrive in Cairo, Egypt.
1916 - World War I: Battle of Magdhaba – Allied forces defeat Turkish forces in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula.
1941 - World War II: After 15 days of fighting, the Imperial Japanese Army occupies Wake Island.
1948 - Seven Japanese convicted of war crimes by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East are executed at Sugamo Prison in Tokyo, Japan.
1986 - Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, lands at Edwards Air Force Base in California becoming the first aircraft to fly non-stop around the world without aerial or ground refuelling.
1990 - History of Slovenia: In a referendum, 88.5% of Slovenia's overall electorate vote for independence from Yugoslavia.
2007 - An agreement is made for the Kingdom of Nepal to be abolished and the country to become a federal republic with the Prime Minister becoming head of state
Famous Birthdays:
1173 - Louis I, Duke of Bavaria
1750 - King Frederick Augustus I of Saxony
1777 - Tsar Alexander I of Russia
1907 - James Roosevelt, American politician, soldier and son of Franklin D. Roosevelt
1918 - Helmut Schmidt, Chancellor of Germany
1933 - His Imperial Majesty Akihito, Emperor of Japan
1943 - Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden
1953 - Maria Vladimirovna, Grand Duchess of Russia
1967 - Carla Bruni, singer-songwriter and model
1985 - Harry Judd, drummer
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