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• Tony Stott of world war II was born in 1904
• 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople.
• 1158 - Vladislav II becomes King of Bohemia.
• 1569 - First recorded lottery in England.
• 1571 - Austrian nobility is granted Freedom of religion.
• 1693 - Eruption of Mt. Etna.
• 1759 - In Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaAlternate meanings: Philadelphia (disambiguation Philadelphia is the fifth-largest city in the United States and the largest city in Pennsylvania, occupying all of Philadelphia County . As of the 2000 census, the population was 1,517,550, but a July 1, 20, the first American life insuranceLife insurance policies, including pensions and life annuity policies, provide payments depending on the life or the death of a particular person or persons. Life insurance policies are issued in two basic types: term life and permanent life. Term life in company is incorporated.
• 1787Events In Britain, Thomas Clarkson and Granville Sharp formed the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade with support from John Wesley, Josiah Wedgwood and others. January 11 William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, two moons of Uranus. Februa - William HerschelSir Wilhelm Friedrich Herschel ( November 15 1738 Hanover August 25 1822 Windsor) was a German-born astronomer and composer who became famous for discovering the planet Uranus, and made many other astronomical discoveries. Biography Herschel was born as F discovers TitaniaTitania ("ti TAH nee uh") is the largest moon of Uranus. Titania was discovered on January 11, 1787 by William Herschel. The name "Titania" and the names of all four satellites of Uranus then known were suggested by Herschel's son John Herschel in 1852 at and OberonOberon ("OH ber on) is the outermost of the major moons of the planet Uranus. It was discovered on January 11, 1787 by William Herschel. The name "Oberon" and the names of all four satellites of Uranus then known were suggested by Herschel's son John Hers, two moonMoons The common noun moon (not capitalized) is used to mean any natural satellite of the other planets. There are, at least, 140 moons within Earth's solar system, and presumably many others orbiting the planets of other stars. Typically the larger gas gs of UranusUranus (pronounced "YOOR--nus", or "yr-AYN-us") is the seventh planet from the Sun. It is a gas giant and the third largest by diameter. It was named after the Greek god Ouranos. Its symbol is either Unicode ♅ (mostly astrological) or (mostly astro.
• 1805 - Michigan Territory is created.
• 1861 - Alabama secedes from the United States.
• 1863 - American Civil War: Battle of Arkansas Post - General John McClernand and Admiral David Porter capture the Arkansas River for the Union.
• 1867 - Benito Juárez becomes Mexican president again.
• 1879 - Anglo-Zulu War begins.
• 1908 - Grand Canyon National Monument is created.
• 1919 - Romania annexes Transylvania.
• 1922 - First successful treatment with insulin against diabetes.
• 1923 - Troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area to force Germany to pay its reparation payments.
• 1935 - Amelia Earhart is the first woman to fly solo from Hawaii to California.
• 1938 - Frances Moulton is the first woman to become president of a US national bank.
• 1942 - Japan declares war on the Netherlands and invades the Netherlands East Indies.
• 1942 - The Japanese capture Kuala Lumpur.
• 1943 - The United States and United Kingdom give up territorial rights in China.
• 1946 - Enver Hoxha declares the people's republic of Albania with himself as dictator.
• 1949 - First recorded case of snowfall in Los Angeles, California.
• 1962 - Eruption of the volcano Huascaran in Peru; 4000 deaths.
• 1963 - The Whisky A Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened.
• 1964 - United States Surgeon General Luther Terry reports that smoking may be hazardous for one's health. First such statement from US government.
• 1972 - East Pakistan becomes Bangladesh.
• 1973 - Beginning of the Watergate burglars trial.
• 1980 - Nigel Short, 14 years old, is the youngest chess player to be awarded the degree of International Master.
• 1990 - Massive (300,000) demonstration in favor of Lithuanian independence.
• 1992 - Paul Simon is the first major artist to tour South Africa after the end of the cultural boycott .
• 1996 - Haiti becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.