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Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum, the bloodiest battle between Roman armies.
Year 356
Emperor Constantius II issues a decree closing all pagan temples in the Roman Empire.
Year 1594
Having already been elected to the throne of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1587, Sigismund III of the House of Vasa is crowned King of Sweden, having succeeded his father John III of Sweden in 1592.
Year 1600
The Peruvian stratovolcano Huaynaputina explodes in the most violent eruption in the recorded history of South America.
Year 1649
The Second Battle of Guararapes takes place, effectively ending Dutch colonization efforts in Brazil.
Year 1674
England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster, ending the Third Anglo-Dutch War. A provision of the agreement transfers the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam to England, and it is renamed New York.
Year 1807
Former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr is arrested for treason in Wakefield, Alabama and confined to Fort Stoddert.
Year 1819
British explorer William Smith discovers the South Shetland Islands and claims them in the name of King George III.
Year 1846
In Austin, Texas the newly formed Texas state government is officially installed. The Republic of Texas government officially transfers power to the State of Texas government following the annexation of Texas by the United States.
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