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Events
- 1499 - Switzerland became an independent state.
- 1761 - Coronation of George III of the United Kingdom and Queen Charlotte.
- 1784 - Russia establishes a colony at Kodiak, Alaska.
- 1869 - Richard Wagner's opera Das Rheingold premieres in Munich.
- 1888 - The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published
- 1908 - The independence of Bulgaria is recognised.
- 1944 - World War II, Red Army enters Tallinn, Estonia.
- 1975 - Sara Jane Moore tries to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford
- 1980 - Iraq-Iran war starts with Iraq invading Iran
- 1983 - Nine men including Bob Mathews take an oath and form The Order
- 1991 - The Dead Sea Scrolls are made available to the public for the first time, by the Huntington Library.
- 2006 - Hezbollah claims victory over Israel in a massive demonstration in Beirut.
Births
- 1791 - Michael Faraday, English scientist (d. 1867)
- 1882 - Wilhelm Keitel, German field marshal (d. 1946)
- 1941 - Jeremiah Wright, American pastor
- 1951 - Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr., publisher of The New York Times
Deaths
- 1776 - Nathan Hale, American Revolutionary War captain, hanged by the British as a spy (b. 1755)
- 1999 - George C. Scott, American actor (b. 1927)