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Events:C/P.
1066 Granada massacre: A Muslim mob storms the royal palace in Granada, crucifies Jewish vizier Joseph ibn Naghrela and massacres most of the Jewish population of the city.
1460 Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield.
1702 Queen Anne's War: James Moore, Governor of the Province of Carolina, abandons the Siege of St. Augustine.
1816 The Treaty of St. Louis is proclaimed.
1853 Gadsden Purchase: The United States buys land from Mexico to facilitate railroad building in the Southwest.
1853 A dinner party is held inside a life-size model of an Iguanodon created by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins and Sir Richard Owen in south London, England, United Kingdom.
1862 The USS Monitor sinks off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
1896 Josι Rizal is executed by firing squad in Manila, Philippines.
1897 Natal annexes Zululand.
1903 A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills 600.
1905 Former Governor Frank Steunenberg is assassinated near his home in Caldwell, Idaho.
1906 The All India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India Empire, which later laid down the foundations of Pakistan.
1916 The last coronation in Hungary is performed for King Charles IV and Queen Zita.
1919 Lincoln's Inn in London admits its first female bar student.
1922 The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is formed.
1924 Edwin Hubble announces the existence of other galaxies.
1927 The Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan.
1936 The United Auto Workers union stages its first sit-down strike.
1943 Subhas Chandra Bose raises the flag of Indian independence at Port Blair.
1944 King George II of Greece declares a regency, leaving the throne vacant.
1947 King Michael of Romania is forced to abdicate by the Soviet Union-backed Communist government of Romania.
1948 The Cole Porter Broadway musical, Kiss Me, Kate (1,077 performances), opens at the New Century Theatre and becomes the first show to win the Best Musical Tony Award.
1965 Ferdinand Marcos becomes President of the Philippines.
1972 Vietnam War: The United States halts heavy bombing of North Vietnam.
1977 For the second time, Ted Bundy escapes from his cell in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
1981 In the 39th game of his 3rd NHL season Wayne Gretzky scores 5 goals giving him 50 on the year setting a new NHL record previously held by Maurice Richard and Mike Bossy who earlier had each scored 50 goals in 50 games.
1993 Israel and Vatican City establish diplomatic relations.
1996 In the Indian state of Assam, a passenger train is bombed by Bodo separatists, killing 26.
1996 Proposed budget cuts by Benjamin Netanyahu spark protests from 250,000 workers who shut down services across Israel.
1997 In the worst incident in Algeria's insurgency, the Wilaya of Relizane massacres, 400 people from four villages are killed.
2000 Rizal Day Bombings: A series of bombs explode in various places in Metro Manila, Philippines within a period of a few hours, killing 22 and injuring about a hundred.
2004 A fire in the Repϊblica Cromagnon nightclub in Buenos Aires, Argentina kills 194.
2005 Tropical Storm Zeta forms in the open Atlantic Ocean, tying the record for the latest tropical cyclone ever to form in the North Atlantic basin.
2006 Madrid Barajas International Airport is bombed.
2011 Due to a change of time zone the day is skipped in Samoa and Tokelau.
End of C/P.
Events:C/P.
1066 Granada massacre: A Muslim mob storms the royal palace in Granada, crucifies Jewish vizier Joseph ibn Naghrela and massacres most of the Jewish population of the city.
1460 Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield.
1702 Queen Anne's War: James Moore, Governor of the Province of Carolina, abandons the Siege of St. Augustine.
1816 The Treaty of St. Louis is proclaimed.
1853 Gadsden Purchase: The United States buys land from Mexico to facilitate railroad building in the Southwest.
1853 A dinner party is held inside a life-size model of an Iguanodon created by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins and Sir Richard Owen in south London, England, United Kingdom.
1862 The USS Monitor sinks off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
1896 Josι Rizal is executed by firing squad in Manila, Philippines.
1897 Natal annexes Zululand.
1903 A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills 600.
1905 Former Governor Frank Steunenberg is assassinated near his home in Caldwell, Idaho.
1906 The All India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India Empire, which later laid down the foundations of Pakistan.
1916 The last coronation in Hungary is performed for King Charles IV and Queen Zita.
1919 Lincoln's Inn in London admits its first female bar student.
1922 The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is formed.
1924 Edwin Hubble announces the existence of other galaxies.
1927 The Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan.
1936 The United Auto Workers union stages its first sit-down strike.
1943 Subhas Chandra Bose raises the flag of Indian independence at Port Blair.
1944 King George II of Greece declares a regency, leaving the throne vacant.
1947 King Michael of Romania is forced to abdicate by the Soviet Union-backed Communist government of Romania.
1948 The Cole Porter Broadway musical, Kiss Me, Kate (1,077 performances), opens at the New Century Theatre and becomes the first show to win the Best Musical Tony Award.
1965 Ferdinand Marcos becomes President of the Philippines.
1972 Vietnam War: The United States halts heavy bombing of North Vietnam.
1977 For the second time, Ted Bundy escapes from his cell in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
1981 In the 39th game of his 3rd NHL season Wayne Gretzky scores 5 goals giving him 50 on the year setting a new NHL record previously held by Maurice Richard and Mike Bossy who earlier had each scored 50 goals in 50 games.
1993 Israel and Vatican City establish diplomatic relations.
1996 In the Indian state of Assam, a passenger train is bombed by Bodo separatists, killing 26.
1996 Proposed budget cuts by Benjamin Netanyahu spark protests from 250,000 workers who shut down services across Israel.
1997 In the worst incident in Algeria's insurgency, the Wilaya of Relizane massacres, 400 people from four villages are killed.
2000 Rizal Day Bombings: A series of bombs explode in various places in Metro Manila, Philippines within a period of a few hours, killing 22 and injuring about a hundred.
2004 A fire in the Repϊblica Cromagnon nightclub in Buenos Aires, Argentina kills 194.
2005 Tropical Storm Zeta forms in the open Atlantic Ocean, tying the record for the latest tropical cyclone ever to form in the North Atlantic basin.
2006 Madrid Barajas International Airport is bombed.
2011 Due to a change of time zone the day is skipped in Samoa and Tokelau.
End of C/P.