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•1392 an assassination attempt on Pierre de Craon van clission of France failed
•1707 Hungary declares itself independent under Francis II Rákóczi
•1721 England signs treaty of Madrid
•1753 Austria, Great Britain and Modena sign secret military treaty
•1868 Oscar Dunn becomes first African American to be elected a Lieutenant Governor, of Louisiana
•1886 a fire destroys nearly 1000 buildings in Vancouver, British Columbia
•1900 Barron von kettler the German minister to china, beats two young boxers with his walking stick; when word of this circulates, rioting and arson spread throughout Peking during the night
•19l7 the deadliest German air raid on London during World War One is carried out by Gotha G bombers
•1920 the US post office says children cannot be sent by parcel post after various instances due to it being cheeper than other ways to travel (as long as they weigh less than 50lbs)
•1922 longest record attack of hiccups began which lasted for 68 years
•1932 Great Britain and France sign peace treaty
•1940 Paris evacuates before German advance
•1956 the last British troop leaves the Suez Canal Zone in Egypt
•1965 Vietnam war: Battle of Dong xoai ends in a Viet Cong victory
•1980 UN Security Council calls for South Africa to free Nelson Mandela
•2014 Christchurch, in New Zealand is hit by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake
•2015 floods in Tbilisi, Georgia causes animals in the cities zoo to escape including bears and hippos
•2018 raccoon climbs 23 story office building in St. Paul, Minnesota becoming a internet sensation
•2020 the queens birthday was held under unique circumstances due to COVID-19.