480 - Odoacer, first Germanic king of Italy, occupies Dalmatia and establishes his political power with the co-operation of the Roman Senate.
536 - Gothic War: The Byzantine general Belisarius enters Rome unopposed, the Gothic garrison flee the capital.
1531 - The Virgin of Guadalupe first appears to Juan Diego at Tepeyac, Mexico City.
1775 - American Revolutionary War: British troops lose the Battle of Great Bridge, and leave Virginia soon afterward.
1905 - In France, the law separating church and state is passed.
1922 - Gabriel Narutowicz is announced the first president of Poland.
1937 - Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanjing – Japanese troops under the command of Lt. Gen. Asaka Yasuhiko launch an assault on the Chinese city of Nanjing.
1940 - World War II: Operation Compass – British and Indian troops under the command of Major-General Richard O'Connor attack Italian forces near Sidi Barrani in Egypt.
1941 - World War II: The Republic of China, Cuba, Guatemala, the Republic of Korea, and the Philippine Commonwealth, declare war on Germany and Japan.
1953 - Red Scare: General Electric announces that all communist employees will be discharged from the company.
1960 - The first episode of the world's longest-running television soap opera Coronation Street is broadcast in the United Kingdom.
1961 - Tanganyika becomes independent from Britain.
1966 - Barbados joins the United Nations.
1971 - The United Arab Emirates join the United Nations.
1973 - British and Irish authorities sign the Sunningdale Agreement in an attempt to establish a power-sharing Northern Ireland Executive and a cross-border Council of Ireland.
1979 - The eradication of the smallpox virus is certified, making smallpox the first and to date only human disease driven to extinction.
1987 - Israeli-Palestinian conflict: The First Intifada begins in the Gaza Strip and West Bank.
2008 - The Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, is arrested by federal officials for a number of crimes including attempting to sell the United States Senate seat being vacated by President-elect Barack Obama's election to the Presidency.
Famous Birthdays:
1447 - Chenghua, Emperor of China
1579 - St. Martin de Porres, catholic saint
1751 - Maria Luisa of Parma, Queen consort of Spain
1883 - Alexander Papagos, Prime Minister of Greece
1918 - Joyce Redman, actress
1934 - Dame Judi Dench, actress
1957 - Donny Osmond, singer and actor
1963 - HIH Masako, Crown Princess of Japan
1969 - Allison Smith, actress
1978 - Jesse Metcalfe, actor
1991 - HI&RH Prince Joachim of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este
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