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-* [[962]] - ''[[Translatio imperii]]'': [[Pope John XII]] crowns [[Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor]], the first [[Holy Roman Emperor]] in nearly 40 years. 
-*[[1032]] - [[Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor]] becomes King of [[Burgundy]]. 
-*[[1509]] - [[Battle of Diu (1509)|Battle of Diu]] takes place near [[Diu]], [[India]], between [[Portugal]] and [[Turkey]]. 
-*[[1536]] - [[Spain|Spaniard]] [[Pedro de Mendoza]] founds [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]].  
-*[[1542]] - [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] under [[Christovão da Gama]] capture a [[Moslem]]-occupied hillfort in northern [[Ethiopia]] in the [[Battle of Baçente]]. 
-*[[1653]] - [[New Amsterdam]] (later renamed [[New York City]]) is incorporated. 
*[[1709]] - [[Alexander Selkirk]] is rescued from shipwreck on a desert island, inspiring the book ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'' by [[Daniel Defoe]]. *[[1709]] - [[Alexander Selkirk]] is rescued from shipwreck on a desert island, inspiring the book ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'' by [[Daniel Defoe]].
-*[[1787]] - [[Arthur St. Clair]] is elected the 9th President of the United States in Congress Assembled in the midst of [[Shays' Rebellion]]. 
-*[[1790]] - The [[U.S. Supreme Court]] convenes for the first time after an unsuccessful attempt on [[February 1]].  
-*[[1812]] - [[Russia]] establishes a fur trading colony at [[Fort Ross]], along the [[California]] coast. 
-*[[1848]] - [[Mexican-American War]]: The [[Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo]] is signed ending the war. 
-* 1848 - [[California Gold Rush]]: The first ship with [[Han Chinese|Chinese]] emigrants seeking fortune in [[California]]'s gold country arrive in [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]]. 
-*[[1876]] - The [[National League|National League of Professional Baseball Clubs]] of [[Major League Baseball]] is formed. 
-*[[1878]] - [[Greece]] declares war on [[Turkey]]. 
-*[[1880]] - The first electric [[streetlight]] is installed in [[Wabash, Indiana]]. 
-*[[1882]] - The [[Knights of Columbus]] are formed in [[New Haven, Connecticut]]. 
-*[[1887]] - In [[Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania]] the first [[Groundhog Day]] is observed.  
-*[[1899]] - The [[Australia]]n Premiers' Conference held in [[Melbourne]] decides to locate [[Australia]]'s capital ([[Canberra]]) between [[Sydney]] and [[Melbourne]]. 
-*[[1901]] - The Funeral of [[Queen Victoria]]. 
-*[[1920]] - [[Treaty of Tartu (Russian–Estonian)|Tartu Peace Treaty]] signed between [[Estonia]] and [[Russia]]. 
-* 1920 - [[France]] occupies [[Memel]]. 
*[[1922]] - ''[[Ulysses (novel)|Ulysses]]'' by [[James Joyce]] published in Paris *[[1922]] - ''[[Ulysses (novel)|Ulysses]]'' by [[James Joyce]] published in Paris
*[[1925]] - [[1925 serum run to Nome|Serum run to Nome]]: [[Dog sled]]s reach [[Nome, Alaska]] with [[diphtheria]] serum, inspiring the [[Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race|Iditarod]] race. *[[1925]] - [[1925 serum run to Nome|Serum run to Nome]]: [[Dog sled]]s reach [[Nome, Alaska]] with [[diphtheria]] serum, inspiring the [[Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race|Iditarod]] race.
-*[[1933]] - [[Adolf Hitler]] dissolves the [[Germany|German]] [[Parliament]]. 
-*[[1935]] - The [[polygraph machine]] is tested for the first time. [[Leonard Keeler]] conducts the experiment in [[Portage, Wisconsin]]. 
-*[[1940]] - [[Frank Sinatra]] debuts with the [[Tommy Dorsey]] orchestra. 
-*[[1943]] - [[World War II]]: The last [[Germany|German]] forces surrender to the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]]s after the [[Battle of Stalingrad]]. 
-*[[1945]] - World War II: [[President of the United States|President]] [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|British Prime Minister]] [[Winston Churchill]] leave to meet with [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] leader [[Joseph Stalin]] at the [[Yalta Conference]]. 
-*[[1952]] - A [[tropical storm]] forms north of [[Cuba]] and moves northeast making landfall in [[Florida]]. It is the earliest reported formation of a tropical storm on record in the [[Atlantic basin]]. 
-*[[1957]] - President [[Iskander Mirza]] of [[Pakistan]] lays the foundation-stone of the [[Guddu Barrage]] across river [[river Indus|Indus]] near [[Sukkur]].  
-*[[1966]] - [[Pakistan]] suggests a six-point agenda with [[Kashmir]] dispute as number one item for the proposed Indo-Pak ministerial talks after [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|1965 war]]. 
-*[[1967]] - The [[American Basketball Association (1967-1976)|American Basketball Association]] is formed.  
-*[[1971]] - After a coup in [[Uganda]], [[Idi Amin]] replaces [[President]] [[Milton Obote]] as leader.  
-*[[1972]] - The [[United Kingdom|British]] [[embassy]] in [[Dublin]] is destroyed in protest over [[Bloody Sunday (1972)|Bloody Sunday]]. 
-*[[1974]] - The [[F-16 Fighting Falcon]] flies for the first time. 
-*[[1976]] - [[Groundhog Day gale of 1976]] hits the north-eastern [[United States]] and south-eastern [[Canada]]. 
-*[[1980]] - [[Abscam]]: Reports surface that [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] personnel were targeting members of the [[Congress of the United States|U.S. Congress]] in a [[sting operation]].  
-* 1980 - Founding congress of the [[Revolutionary Communist Party of Turkey]]. 
-*[[1982]] - [[Hama Massacre]]: The government of [[Syria]] attacks the town of [[Hama]] and kills thousands of people. 
-*[[1989]] - [[Soviet war in Afghanistan]]: The last [[Soviet Union]] armored column leaves [[Kabul]], ending nine years of military occupation. 
-* 1989 - Satellite television service [[Sky Television plc]] launched in the Europe.  
-*[[1990]] - [[Apartheid]]: In [[South Africa]] [[President of South Africa|President]] [[F.W. de Klerk]] allows the [[African National Congress]] to legally function again and promises to set [[Nelson Mandela]] free. 
-*[[1998]] - A [[Cebu Pacific Air]] [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9|DC-9]]-32 crashes into a mountain near [[Cagayan de Oro]], [[Philippines]], killing 104. 
-*[[2002]] - Wedding of Crown Prince [[Willem-Alexander]] of the Netherlands to the Argentinean born [[Máxima Zorreguieta]] in Amsterdam. 
-* 2002 - Foundation of [[Eurodoc|Eurodoc, the European Council for Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers]], in [[Girona]] (Spain). 
-*[[2006]] - An aging [[Egypt]]ian passenger ferry carrying more than 1,400 people sinks in the [[Red Sea]] off the Saudi coast. 
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