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The Archdiocese of Manila was made a diocese by a papal bull with Domingo de Salazar being its first bishop.
Year 1649
The claimant King Charles II of England and Scotland is declared King of Great Britain, by the Parliament of Scotland. This move was not followed by the Parliament of England nor the Parliament of Ireland.
Year 1685
James II of England and VII of Scotland becomes King upon the death of his brother Charles II.
Year 1778
American Revolutionary War: In Paris the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce are signed by the United States and France signaling official recognition of the new republic.
Year 1806
Battle of San Domingo: British naval victory against the French in the Caribbean.
Year 1820
The first 86 African American immigrants sponsored by the American Colonization Society depart New York to start a settlement in present-day Liberia.
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Deaths on 6 February 103
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