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Events:C/P.
1572 Marriage in Paris, France of the Huguenot King Henry IV of Navarre to Margaret of Valois, in a supposed attempt to reconcile Protestants and Catholics.
1587 Virginia Dare, granddaughter of Governor John White of the Colony of Roanoke, becomes the first English child born in the Americas.
1590 John White, the governor of the Roanoke Colony, returns from a supply trip to England and finds his settlement deserted.
1634 Urbain Grandier, accused and convicted of sorcery, is burned alive in Loudun, France.
1783 A huge fireball meteor is seen across Great Britain as it passes over the east coast.
1838 The Wilkes Expedition, which would explore the Puget Sound and Antarctica, weighs anchor at Hampton Roads in 1838
1848 Camila O'Gorman and Ladislao Gutierrez are executed on the orders of Argentine dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas.
1864 American Civil War: Battle of Globe Tavern Union forces try to cut a vital Confederate supply-line into Petersburg, Virginia, by attacking the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad.
1868 French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers helium.
1870 Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Gravelotte is fought.
1877 Asaph Hall discovers Martian moon Phobos.
1891 Major hurricane strikes Martinique, leaving 700 dead.
1903 German engineer Karl Jatho allegedly flies his self-made, motored gliding airplane four months before the first flight of the Wright brothers.
1917 A Great Fire in Thessaloniki, Greece destroys 32% of the city leaving 70,000 individuals homeless.
1920 The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage.
1938 The Thousand Islands Bridge, connecting New York, United States with Ontario, Canada over the Saint Lawrence River, is dedicated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
1942 A group of freedom fighter of Sherpur hoisted the Tricoloure at Mohammadabad, India
1948 The Australian cricket team completed a 40 Ashes series win over England during their undefeated Invincibles tour.
1950 Julien Lahaut, the chairman of the Communist Party of Belgium is assassinated by far-right elements.
1958 Vladimir Nabokov's controversial novel Lolita is published in the United States.
1958 Brojen Das from Bangladesh swims across the English Channel in a competition, as the first Bangali as well as the first Asian to ever do it. He became first among 39 competitors.
1963 American civil rights movement: James Meredith becomes the first black person to graduate from the University of Mississippi.
1965 Vietnam War: Operation Starlite begins United States Marines destroy a Viet Cong stronghold on the Van Tuong peninsula in the first major American ground battle of the war.
1966 Vietnam War: the Battle of Long Tan ensues after a patrol from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment clashes with a Viet Cong force in Phuoc Tuy province.
1971 Vietnam War: Australia and New Zealand decide to withdraw their troops from Vietnam.
1976 In the Korean Demilitarized Zone at Panmunjom, the Axe murder incident results in the death of two US soldiers.
1977 Steve Biko is arrested at a police roadblock under the Terrorism Act No 83 of 1967 in King William's Town, South Africa. He would later die of the injuries sustained during this arrest bringing attention to South Africa's apartheid policies.
1983 Hurricane Alicia hits the Texas coast, killing 22 people and causing over USD$1 billion in damage (1983 dollars).
1989 Leading presidential hopeful Luis Carlos Galαn is assassinated near Bogotα in Colombia.
2005 A Massive power blackout hits the Indonesian island of Java, affecting almost 100 million people, the largest and most widespread power outage in history.
2008 President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf resigns due to the threat of impeachment.
End of C/P.
Events:C/P.
1572 Marriage in Paris, France of the Huguenot King Henry IV of Navarre to Margaret of Valois, in a supposed attempt to reconcile Protestants and Catholics.
1587 Virginia Dare, granddaughter of Governor John White of the Colony of Roanoke, becomes the first English child born in the Americas.
1590 John White, the governor of the Roanoke Colony, returns from a supply trip to England and finds his settlement deserted.
1634 Urbain Grandier, accused and convicted of sorcery, is burned alive in Loudun, France.
1783 A huge fireball meteor is seen across Great Britain as it passes over the east coast.
1838 The Wilkes Expedition, which would explore the Puget Sound and Antarctica, weighs anchor at Hampton Roads in 1838
1848 Camila O'Gorman and Ladislao Gutierrez are executed on the orders of Argentine dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas.
1864 American Civil War: Battle of Globe Tavern Union forces try to cut a vital Confederate supply-line into Petersburg, Virginia, by attacking the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad.
1868 French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers helium.
1870 Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Gravelotte is fought.
1877 Asaph Hall discovers Martian moon Phobos.
1891 Major hurricane strikes Martinique, leaving 700 dead.
1903 German engineer Karl Jatho allegedly flies his self-made, motored gliding airplane four months before the first flight of the Wright brothers.
1917 A Great Fire in Thessaloniki, Greece destroys 32% of the city leaving 70,000 individuals homeless.
1920 The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage.
1938 The Thousand Islands Bridge, connecting New York, United States with Ontario, Canada over the Saint Lawrence River, is dedicated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
1942 A group of freedom fighter of Sherpur hoisted the Tricoloure at Mohammadabad, India
1948 The Australian cricket team completed a 40 Ashes series win over England during their undefeated Invincibles tour.
1950 Julien Lahaut, the chairman of the Communist Party of Belgium is assassinated by far-right elements.
1958 Vladimir Nabokov's controversial novel Lolita is published in the United States.
1958 Brojen Das from Bangladesh swims across the English Channel in a competition, as the first Bangali as well as the first Asian to ever do it. He became first among 39 competitors.
1963 American civil rights movement: James Meredith becomes the first black person to graduate from the University of Mississippi.
1965 Vietnam War: Operation Starlite begins United States Marines destroy a Viet Cong stronghold on the Van Tuong peninsula in the first major American ground battle of the war.
1966 Vietnam War: the Battle of Long Tan ensues after a patrol from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment clashes with a Viet Cong force in Phuoc Tuy province.
1971 Vietnam War: Australia and New Zealand decide to withdraw their troops from Vietnam.
1976 In the Korean Demilitarized Zone at Panmunjom, the Axe murder incident results in the death of two US soldiers.
1977 Steve Biko is arrested at a police roadblock under the Terrorism Act No 83 of 1967 in King William's Town, South Africa. He would later die of the injuries sustained during this arrest bringing attention to South Africa's apartheid policies.
1983 Hurricane Alicia hits the Texas coast, killing 22 people and causing over USD$1 billion in damage (1983 dollars).
1989 Leading presidential hopeful Luis Carlos Galαn is assassinated near Bogotα in Colombia.
2005 A Massive power blackout hits the Indonesian island of Java, affecting almost 100 million people, the largest and most widespread power outage in history.
2008 President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf resigns due to the threat of impeachment.
End of C/P.