Historical Events
1890 - Pope Leo XIII encyclical "On Slavery in the Missions"
1911 - The funeral of Paul and Laura Lafargue (daughter of Karl Marx) in Paris is attended by Lenin; the two socialists died in a suicide pact in the belief that their political usefulness was at an end
1941 - Adm Nomura and Kurusu hands over Japanese last diplomatic note
1990 - Soviet Union shows reluctance to endorse the use of force against Iraq
2017 - Investment corporation Tencent's market value hits $511 billion, - first Asian company to join the $500 billion club
2019 - Britain's Prince Andrew announces he is stepping back from public duties after outcry from disastrous interview on his friendship with Jeffry Epstein
Famous Birthdays
1606 - Abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat and historian (d. 1682)
1750 - Tipu Sultan, Indian ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore, born in Devanahalli, Bangalore, India (d. 1799)
1761 - Pius VIII [Francesco Saverio Castiglioni], Italian 253rd Pope (1829-30), born in Cingoli, Marche, Papal States (d. 1830)
1841 - Wilfrid Laurier, 7th Prime Minister of Canada (Liberal: 1896-1911), born in Saint-Lin, Quebec (d. 1918)
1949 - William Harry "Billy" Jones, American rock guitarist (The Outlaws), born in Ann Arbor, Michigan (d. 1995)
1959 - James P. McGovern, American politician (Rep-D-Mass 1997-), born in Worcester, Massachusetts
Famous Deaths
1737 - Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach, German born Queen of Great Britain, consort to King George II, dies at 54
1856 - Farkas/Wolfgang Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician, dies at 81
1936 - Jose A Primo de Rivera, Spanish lawyer and politician (founder of Spanish Falange), executed at 33
1938 - Edwin Hall, American physicist (discovered Hall effect), dies at 83
1952 - Benedetto Croce, Italian philosopher (La Critica), dies at 86
2009 - Lino Lacedelli, Italian mountaineer (b. 1925)
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