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Events
- 421 - Constantius III becomes co-Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
- 1587 - Mary, Queen of Scots was executed at suspicion of having been involved in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I of England.
- 1807 - Battle of Eylau - Napoleon defeats Russians under General Benigssen.
- 1900 - British troops are defeated by Boers at Ladysmith, South Africa.
- 1904 - Battle of Port Arthur: A surprise torpedo attack by the Japanese at Port Arthur, China starts the Russo-Japanese War.
- 1915 - D.W. Griffith's film The Birth of a Nation premieres in Los Angeles.
- 1924 - Capital punishment: The first state execution using gas in the United States takes place in Nevada.
- 1943 - World War II: Battle of Stalingrad - Soviet Army encircles the troops of Paulus. The Germans surrender.
- 1948 - Union Movement is organized in London by Oswald Mosley
- 1949 - Cardinal Mindszenty of Hungary sentenced for treason.
- 1952 - Elizabeth II is proclaimed Queen of the UK.
Births
- 412 - Proclus, Greek philosopher (d. 487)
- 1668 - Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish philosopher (d. 1772)
- 1820 - William Tecumseh Sherman, American Union general (d. 1891)
- 1828 - Jules Verne, French author (d. 1905)
- 1895 - Hermann Florstedt, German military leader (d. 1945)
Deaths
- 1587 - Mary, Queen of Scots (b. 1542)
- 1725 - Tsar Peter I of Russia (b. 1672)
- 1942 - Fritz Todt, German engineer and senior NSDAP official (b. 1891)
- 1998 - Enoch Powell, British politician (b. 1912)
- 2001 - Rousas John Rushdoony, Christian theologian (b. 1916)
