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-* [[680]] - [[Battle of Karbala]]: [[Shia Imam]] [[Husayn bin Ali]], the grandson of the Prophet [[Muhammad]], was [[decapitation|decapitated]] by forces under [[Caliph]] [[Yazid I]]. This is commemorated by [[Shi'a Islam|Shi'a]] [[Muslim]]s as [[Aashurah]]. 
-* [[732]] - [[Battle of Tours]]: Near [[Poitiers]], [[France]], leader of the [[Franks]], [[Charles Martel]] and his men, defeat a large army of [[Moors]], stopping the [[Muslim]]s from spreading into [[Western Europe]]. The governor of [[Córdoba, Spain|Cordoba]], [[Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi]], is killed during the battle. 
-*[[1471]] - [[Battle of Brunkeberg]] in [[Stockholm]]: [[Sten Sture the Elder]], the [[Regent]] of [[Sweden]], with help of [[farmer]]s and [[miner]]s, repels an attack by [[Christian I of Denmark|Christian I]], [[King of Denmark]]. 
-*[[1575]] - [[Battle of Dormans]]: [[Roman Catholic]] forces under Duke [[Henry of Guise]] defeated the [[Protestants]], capturing [[Philippe de Mornay]] among others. 
-*[[1582]] - Because of the implementation of the [[Gregorian calendar#Gregorian_reform|Gregorian calendar]] this day does not exist in this year in [[Italy]], [[Poland]], [[Portugal]] and [[Spain]]. 
-*[[1631]] - A [[Saxony|Saxon]] army takes over [[Prague]]. 
-*[[1780]] - The [[Great Hurricane of 1780]] kills 20,000-30,000 in the [[Caribbean]].  
-*[[1845]] - In [[Annapolis, Maryland]], the Naval School (later renamed the [[United States Naval Academy]]) opens with 50 midshipmen students and seven professors.  
-*[[1860]] - The original cornerstone of the [[University of the South]] was laid in [[Sewanee, Tennessee|Sewanee]], [[Tennessee]]. 
-*[[1868]] - [[Carlos Céspedes]] issued the [[Grito de Yara]] from his [[plantation]], La Demajagua, proclaiming [[Cuba]]'s independence. 
-*[[1889]] - [[Barnard College]] was founded. 
-*[[1910]] - [[Tau Epsilon Phi]] [[Fraternities and sororities|Fraternity]] is established at [[Columbia University]]. 
-*[[1911]] - [[Wuchang Uprising]] which led to the demise of [[Qing Dynasty]], the last Imperial court in [[China]], and the founding of the [[Republic of China]]. 
-* 1911 - The [[KCR East Rail]] commenced service between [[Kowloon]] and [[Guangzhou|Canton]].  
-*[[1913]] - [[U.S. President]] [[Woodrow Wilson]] triggered the explosion of the [[Gamboa Dike]] thus ending construction on the [[Panama Canal]]. 
-*[[1919]] - [[Richard Strauss]]' opera [[Die Frau ohne Schatten]] receives its debut performance in [[Vienna]]. 
-*[[1920]] - The [[Carinthian Plebiscite]] determined that the larger part of [[Carinthia (duchy)|Carinthia]] became part of [[Austria]]. 
-*[[1933]] - [[United Airlines Chesterton Crash]]: A [[United Airlines]] [[Boeing 247]] is destroyed by [[sabotage]], the first such proven case in the history of [[commercial aviation]]. 
-*[[1935]] - A tornado destroyed the 160 metre tall wooden [[Radio masts and towers|radio tower]] in [[Transmitter Langenberg|Langenberg]]. As a result of this catastrophe, few wooden towers were constructed after this date. 
-*[[1938]] - The [[Blue Water Bridge]] opens, connecting [[Port Huron, Michigan]] and [[Sarnia, Ontario]] 
-* 1938 - [[World War II]]: The [[Munich Agreement]] cedes the [[Sudetenland]] to [[Germany]].  
-*[[1944]] - [[Holocaust]]: 800 [[Roma (people)|Gypsy]] children are systematically murdered at [[Auschwitz]] death camp.  
-*[[1954]] - The [[Communist Party of Honduras]] is founded. 
-*[[1957]] - U.S. President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] apologises to the [[finance minister]] of [[Ghana]], [[Komla Agbeli Gbdemah]], after he was refused service in a [[Dover, Delaware]] [[restaurant]].  
-*[[1963]] - [[France]] cedes control of the [[Bizerte]] naval base to [[Tunisia]]. 
-*[[1967]] - The [[Outer Space Treaty]], signed on [[January 27]] by more than sixty nations, enters into force. 
-*[[1969]] - [[King Crimson]] releases their debut album, [[In the Court of the Crimson King]], which is considered the first [[progressive rock]] album by many people. 
-*[[1970]] - [[Fiji]] becomes independent.  
-* 1970 - In [[Montreal, Quebec]], a national crisis hits [[Canada]] when [[Quebec]] Vice-Premier and Minister of Labour [[Pierre Laporte]] becomes the second statesman kidnapped by members of the [[FLQ]] [[terrorism|terrorist]] group.  
-*[[1971]] - Sold, dismantled and moved to the [[United States]], the [[London Bridge (Lake Havasu City)|London Bridge]] reopens in [[Lake Havasu City, Arizona]].  
-*[[1973]] - [[Vice President of the United States]] [[Spiro Agnew]] resigns after being charged with federal [[income tax]] evasion.  
-*[[1979]] - The [[Pac-Man]] [[arcade game]] is released to the [[Japan]]ese market by [[Namco]]. 
-*[[1985]] - [[United States Navy]] F-14 fighter jets intercept an [[Egypt]]ian plane carrying the ''[[Achille Lauro]]'' cruise ship [[wiktionary:Hijacking|hijackers]] and force it to land at a [[NATO]] base in [[Sigonella]], [[Sicily]] where they are arrested.  
-*[[1986]] - An [[earthquake]] measuring 7.5 on the [[Richter Scale]] strikes [[San Salvador]], [[El Salvador]], killing an estimated 1,500 people.  
-*[[1995]] - South African President [[Nelson Mandela]] attends Genadendal.  
-* 1997 - An [[Austral Líneas Aéreas|Austral Airlines]] [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9|DC-9-32]] crashes and explodes near Nuevo Berlin, [[Uruguay]], killing 74. 
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  1. Antonio Sant'Elia
  2. Orson Welles
  3. Ed Wood, Jr.
  4. Charles Fourier
  5. David Gascoyne
  6. Alberto Giacometti
  7. Urania (magazine)
  8. Peter Bradshaw
  9. George Barbier
  10. Antoine Watteau
  11. Wayne C. Booth
  12. Nora Roberts
  13. Carrie Bradshaw
  14. Ludwig von Mises
  15. Jeanette Dimech
  • Harold Pinter



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