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• 5509 BC - The world was created, according to the Byzantine calendar.
• 327 - start of first indiction cycle
• 1715 - King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years — longer than any major European monarch.
• 1772 - Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa founded in San Luis Obispo, California.
• 1804 - Juno, one of the largest main belt asteroidAn asteroid is a small, solid object in our Solar System, orbiting the Sun. An asteroid is an example of a minor planet (or planetoid , which are much smaller than planets. The asteroids are believed to be remnants of the protoplanetary disc which were nos, was discovered by GermanThe Federal Republic of Germany ( German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland is one of the world's leading industrialized countries, located in the middle of the European Union. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark and the Baltic Sea, to the east astronomerAn astronomer or astrophysicist is a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics. Henrietta Swan Leavitt discovered the relationship between the luminosty and periodicity of variable stars in the Magellanic Clouds. Historians often argue Karl Ludwig HardingKarl Ludwig Harding ( September 29 1765 August 31 1834) was a German astronomer, notable for having discovered the asteroid 3 Juno. He was hired in 1796 by Johann Hieronymus Schroter as a tutor for the latter's son, and discovered Juno at Schroter's obser.
• 1807Events February Napoleon attacks Russia February 8 Battle of Eylau Napoleon defeats Russians under General Benigssen February 19 In Alabama, Former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr is arrested for treason. March 2 The United States Congress - Former US Vice President Aaron BurrAlternate meaning: Rev. Aaron Burr, Sr. Aaron Burr, Jr. February 6, 1756 September 14, 1836) was an American politician and adventurer. He was a major formative member of the Democratic-Republican party in New York and a strong supporter of Governor Georg is acquitted of treasonIn law, treason is the crime of disloyalty to one's nation. A person who reneges on an oath of loyalty or a pledge of allegiance, and in some way willfully cooperates with an enemy, is considered to be a traitor . Oran's Dictionary of the Law ( 1983) defi. He had been accused of plotting to annex parts of LouisianaLouisiana is a southern state of the United States of America. It uses the U. postal abbreviation LA . The state is bordered to the west by the state of Texas, to the north by Arkansas, to the east by the state of Mississippi, and to the south by the Gulf and Mexico to become part of an independent republic.
• 1836 - Narcissa Whitman , one of the first white women to settle west of the Rocky Mountains, arrives at Walla Walla, Washington.
• 1862 - American Civil War: Battle of Chantilly - Confederate General Robert E. Lee leads his forces in an attack on retreating Union troops in Chantilly, Virginia, driving them away.
• 1864 - American Civil War: Confederate General John Bell Hood evacuates Atlanta, Georgia after a four-month siege mounted by Union General William T. Sherman.
• 1875 - A murder conviction effectively forces the violent Irish anti-owner coal miners, the " Molly Maguires", to disband.
• 1894 - Great Hinckley Fire : A forest fire in Hinckley, Minnesota kills more than 400 people.
• 1897 - The Boston subway opens, becoming the first underground metro in North America.
• 1905 - Alberta and Saskatchewan join the Canadian confederation.
• 1914 - St. Petersburg, Russia changes its name to Petrograd.
• 1914 - The last Passenger Pigeon, a female named Martha, dies in captivity in the Cincinnati Zoo.
• 1923 - An earthquake devastates Tokyo and Yokohama killing about 100,000 people. See Great Kanto earthquake for details.
• 1928 - Ahmet Zogu declares Albania to be a monarchy and proclaims himself king.
• 1939 - World War II: Nazi Germany attacks Poland, beginning the war. (See Polish September Campaign.)
• 1951 - The United States, Australia and New Zealand all sign a mutual defense pact, called the ANZUS Treaty (for "Australia, New Zealand, United States").
• 1960 - Disgruntled railroad workers effectively halt operations of the Pennsylvania Railroad, marking the first shutdown in the history of the company.
• 1969 - A coup in Libya brings Col. Moammar Qaddafi to power.
• 1970 - The last episode of the television sitcom I Dream of Jeannie airs on NBC. The show premiered on September 18, 1965.
• 1972 - In Reykjavík, Iceland, American Bobby Fischer beats Russian Boris Spassky and becomes the world chess champion.
• 1979 - The American Pioneer 11 becomes the first spacecraft to visit Saturn when it passes the planet at a distance of 21,000 km.
• 1983 - Cold War: Korean Air Flight KAL-007 shot down by a Soviet Union jet fighter when the commercial aircraft entered Soviet airspace. All 269 on board die.
• 1985 - A joint American-French expedition locates the wreck of the RMS Titanic.
• 1986 - The Soviet sea-liner Admiral Nakhimov collides with the bulk carrier Petr Vasev and sinks almost immediately, killing 448.
• 1991 - The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is released in North America.
• 1999 - A LAPA Boeing 737-200 crashes during takeoff from Jorge Newbury Airport in Buenos Aires, killing 74, including 10 on the ground
• 2001 - In the largest media market change in North American television history, every single commercial television station in Vancouver, British Columbia switches network affiliations after a round of ownership changes in 2000.