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Events
- 1676 - Jamestown, Virginia is burned to the ground by the forces of Nathaniel Bacon during Bacon's Rebellion
- 1870 - Franco-Prussian War: the Siege of Paris begins, which will result on January 28, 1871 in the surrender of Paris and a decisive Prussian victory.
- 1934 - Bruno Hauptmann is arrested for the kidnap and murder of Charles Lindbergh III.
- 1944 - Armistice between Finland and Soviet Union signed. (End of the Continuation War).
- 1945 - Lord Haw Haw (William Joyce) sentenced to death in London.
- 1946 - The Council of Europe is founded following a speech given by Winston Churchill at the University of Zurich.
- 1957 - First U.S. underground nuclear bomb test.
- 1985 - A strong earthquake kills thousands and destroys about 400 buildings in Mexico City.
- 1991 - Ötzi the Iceman is discovered by a couple of German tourists.
- 1995 - The Washington Post and The New York Times publish the Unabomber's manifesto.
Births
- 1911 - William Golding, British novelist (d. 1993)
- 1933 - David McCallum, Scottish actor
- 1966 - Eric Robert Rudolph, terrorist bomber
Deaths
- 1881 - James Garfield, 20th President of the United States (b. 1831)
- 1893 - Alexander Tilloch Galt, Canadian politician, a father of Canadian Confederation (b. 1817)
- 1942 - Condé Nast, American publisher (b. 1873)
- 1944 - Guy Gibson, British pilot (b. 1918)
