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Gordian II loses the Battle of Carthage against the Numidian forces loyal to Maximinus Thrax and is killed. Gordian I, his father, commits suicide.
Year 627
King Edwin of Northumbria is converted to Christianity by Paulinus, bishop of York.
Year 1204
The Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade breach the walls of Constantinople and enter the city, which they completely occupy the following day.
Year 1776
American Revolution: With the Halifax Resolves, the North Carolina Provincial Congress authorizes its Congressional delegation to vote for independence from Britain.
Year 1807
The Froberg mutiny ends when the remaining mutineers blow up the magazine of Fort Ricasoli.
Year 1820
Alexander Ypsilantis is declared leader of Filiki Eteria, a secret organization to overthrow Ottoman rule over Greece.
Year 1831
Soldiers marching on the Broughton Suspension Bridge in Manchester, England cause it to collapse.
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