1812 - Duke of Wellington seizes Burgos, Spain
1875 - First telegraphic connection in Argentina.
1929 - 8th French government of Aristide Briand falls
1930 - 1st concert of BBC Symphony Orchestra, at Queen's Hall, under Adrian Boult
1942 - 1st ships of invasion fleet for Oran (Algeria) leave Scotland
1999 - Maurice Papon, an official in the Vichy France government during World War II, is jailed for crimes against humanity.
2001 - MLB American League Championship: New York Yankees beat Seattle Mariners, 4 games to 1
2008 - India launches its first unmanned lunar mission Chandrayaan-1.
2012 - Hurricane Sandy forms in the Western Caribbean Sea
2018 - Cameroon's President Paul Biya wins seventh term in office, extending his 36 years in office, in election marred by intimidation and low turnout
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