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-* [[489]] - [[Odoacer]] attacks [[Theodoric the Great|Theodoric]] at the [[Battle of Verona (489)|Battle of Verona]], and is defeated again.+ 
-*[[1331]] - the [[Battle of Plowce]] between the [[Kingdom of Poland of the later Piasts|Kingdom of Poland]] and the [[Teutonic Order]] took place.+
-*[[1540]] - The [[Society of Jesus]] (the [[Jesuits]]) receives its [[charter]] from [[Pope Paul III]].+
-*[[1590]] - [[Pope Urban VII]] dies 13 days after being chosen as the [[Pope]], making his reign [[List of 10 shortest-reigning Popes|the shortest papacy in history]].+
-*[[1605]] - The armies of [[Sweden]] are utterly defeated by the [[Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]] in the [[Battle of Kircholm]].+
-*[[1777]] - [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania]] is the capital of the [[United States]], for one day.+
-*[[1787]] - The [[United States Constitution]] is delivered to the [[U.S. state|state]]s for [[ratification]].+
-*[[1821]] - [[Mexico]] gains its independence from [[Spain]].+
-*[[1822]] - [[Jean-François Champollion]] announces that he has deciphered the [[Rosetta stone]]. +
-*[[1825]] - The [[Stockton and Darlington Railway]] opens, and begins operation of the world's first service of [[locomotive]]-hauled passenger trains.+
-*[[1854]] - The [[steamship]] ''[[Arctic]]'' sinks with 300 people on board. This marks the first great disaster in the [[Atlantic Ocean]].+
-*[[1886]] - [[Mormon]] prophet [[John Taylor (1808-1887)|John Taylor]] receives a controversial revelation on [[plural marriage]] that now divides factions of [[Mormonism]]. +
-*[[1903]] - [[Wreck of the Old 97]], a train crash made famous by the song of the same name.+
-*[[1922]] - [[Constantine I of Greece|King Constantine I]] of [[Greece]] abdicates his throne in favor of his eldest son, [[George II of Greece|King George II]].+
-*[[1928]] - The [[Republic of China]] is recognised by the [[United States]].+
-*[[1930]] - [[Bobby Jones (golfer)|Bobby Jones]] wins the [[U.S. Amateur Championship]] to complete the [[Grand Slam (golf)|Grand Slam]] of golf. The old structure of the grand slam was [[U.S. Open (golf)|The U.S Open]], [[The British Open]], and The Amateur Championships.+
-*[[1937]] - Last [[Balinese Tiger]] killed.+
-*[[1938]] - [[Ocean liner]] ''[[RMS Queen Elizabeth|Queen Elizabeth]]'' launched in [[Glasgow]].+
-*[[1940]] - [[World War II]]: The [[Tripartite Pact]] is signed in [[Berlin]] by [[Germany]], [[Japan]] and [[Italy]].+
-*[[1941]] - The ''[[SS Patrick Henry]]'' is launched becoming the first of more than 2,700 [[Liberty ship]]s.+
-*[[1942]] - [[Glenn Miller]] and his [[Orchestra]] perform for the last time before Miller enters the [[United States Army|US Army]].+
-* 1942 - Last day of the September [[Actions along the Matanikau (September – October 1942)|Matanikau action]] on [[Guadalcanal]] as [[United States Marine Corps]] troops barely escape after being surrounded by [[Empire of Japan|Japanese]] forces near the [[Matanikau River]].+
-*[[1949]] - The first [[Plenary Session]] of the [[National People's Congress]] approves the design of the [[Flag of the People's Republic of China]].+
-*[[1953]] - [[Rede Record|TV Record]], [[Brazil]]ian [[TV|TV Network]], debuts.+
-*[[1954]] - The nationwide debut of ''[[Tonight!]]'' ''(The Tonight Show)'' hosted by [[Steve Allen (comedian)|Steve Allen]] on [[NBC]]. +
-*[[1956]] - [[USAF]] Captain [[Milburn G. Apt]] becomes the first man to exceed [[Mach number|Mach]] 3 while flying the [[Bell X-2]]. Shortly thereafter, the craft goes out of control and Captain Apt is killed.+
-*[[1959]] - Nearly 5000 people die on the main [[Japan]]ese island of [[Honshū]] as the result of a [[typhoon]].+
-*[[1964]] - The [[Warren Commission]] releases its report, concluding that [[Lee Harvey Oswald]], acting alone, assassinated [[President]] [[John F. Kennedy]].+
-*[[1968]] - The stage [[Musical theatre|musical]] ''[[Hair (musical)|Hair]]'' opened at the [[Shaftesbury Theatre]] in [[London]], where it played 1,998 performances until its closure was forced by the roof's collapsing in [[July]] [[1973]].+
-*[[1977]] - The 300 metre tall [[CKVR-TV]] transmission tower in [[Barrie, Ontario|Barrie]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]] is hit by a light aircraft in a fog, causing it to collapse. All aboard the aircraft are killed.+
-*[[1979]] - The [[United States Department of Education]] receives final approval from the [[Congress of the United States|U.S. Congress]] to become the 13th US [[Cabinet (government)|Cabinet]] agency.+
-*[[1980]] - [[Marvin Hagler]] defeats [[Alan Minter]] to claim [[boxing]]'s world [[List of middleweight boxing champions|Middleweight championship]] in [[London]]. They have to be escorted away by police after a riot forms.+
-*[[1983]] - [[Richard Stallman]] announces the [[GNU]] project to develop a free [[Unix-like]] [[operating system]].+
-*[[1985]] - [[Hurricane Gloria]] hits [[Long Island]], [[New York]].+
-*[[1988]] - The [[National League for Democracy]], led by [[Aung San Suu Kyi]] is founded.+
-*[[1993]] - The [[Sukhumi massacre]] takes place in [[Abkhazia]].+
-*[[1995]] - The [[Government of the United States]] unveils the first of its redesigned bank notes with the $100 bill featuring a larger portrait of [[Benjamin Franklin]] slightly off-center.+
-*[[1996]] - In [[Afghanistan]], the [[Taliban]] capture the [[capital city]] [[Kabul]] after driving out [[President]] [[Burhanuddin Rabbani]] and executing former leader [[Mohammad Najibullah]].+
-*[[1997]] - Communications are suddenly lost with the ''[[Mars Pathfinder]]'' space probe.+
-*[[1999]] - The last professional [[baseball]] game is played at historic [[Tiger Stadium (Detroit)|Tiger Stadium]] in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]].+
-*[[2002]] - [[East Timor|Timor-Leste]] (East Timor) joins the [[United Nations]].+
-*[[2003]] - [[Smart 1]] satellite is launched.+
-*[[2006]] - [[Platte Canyon High School shooting]] in [[Bailey, Colorado]]+
==Births== ==Births==
*[[1275]] - [[John II of Brabant]] (d. [[1312]]) *[[1275]] - [[John II of Brabant]] (d. [[1312]])

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