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An earthquake strikes Constantinople and the surrounding countryside, causing destruction to the city's land walls and buildings.
Year 1185
The Uprising of Asen and Peter begins on the feast day of St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki and ends with the creation of the Second Bulgarian Empire, ruled by the Asen dynasty.
Year 1341
The Byzantine civil war of 1341-47 formally begins with the proclamation of John VI Kantakouzenos as Byzantine Emperor at Didymoteicho.
Year 1597
Imjin War: Admiral Yi Sun-sin routs the Japanese Navy of 300 ships with only 13 ships at the Battle of Myeongnyang.
Year 1640
The Treaty of Ripon is signed, restoring peace between Scotland and Charles I of England.
Year 1689
General Piccolomini of Austria burns down Skopje to prevent the spread of cholera. He died of cholera himself soon after.
Year 1775
King George III of Great Britain goes before Parliament to declare the American colonies in rebellion, and authorizes a military response to quell the American Revolution.
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