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Año 599
Maya king Uneh Chan of Calakmul attacks rival city-state Palenque in southern Mexico, defeating queen Yohl Ik'nal and sacking the city.
Año 1014
Battle of Clontarf: High King of Ireland Brian Boru defeats Viking invaders, but is killed in battle.
Año 1348
The founding of the Order of the Garter by King Edward III is announced on St. George's Day.
Año 1516
The Bayerische Reinheitsgebot (regarding the ingredients of beer) is signed in Ingolstadt.
Año 1635
The first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, is founded in Boston.
Año 1655
The Siege of Santo Domingo begins during the Anglo-Spanish War, and fails seven days later.
Año 1661
King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland is crowned in Westminster Abbey.
Año 1815
The Second Serbian Uprising: A second phase of the national revolution of the Serbs against the Ottoman Empire, erupts shortly after the annexation of the country to the Ottoman Empire.
Año 1879
Fire burns down the second main building and dome of the University of Notre Dame, which prompts the construction of the third, and current, Main Building with its golden dome.
Año 1918
World War I: The British Royal Navy makes a raid in an attempt to neutralise the Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge.
Año 1920
The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) is founded in Ankara. The assembly denounces the government of Sultan Mehmed VI and announces the preparation of a temporary constitution.
Año 1927
Cardiff City defeat Arsenal in the FA Cup Final, the only time it has been won by a team not based in England.
Año 1941
World War II: The Greek government and King George II evacuate Athens before the invading Wehrmacht.
Año 1942
World War II: Baedeker Blitz - German bombers hit Exeter, Bath and York in retaliation for the British raid on Lübeck.
Año 1945
World War II: Adolf Hitler's designated successor Hermann Göring sends him a telegram asking permission to take leadership of the Third Reich, which causes Hitler to replace him with Joseph Goebbels and Karl Dönitz.
Año 1946
Manuel Roxas is elected the last President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.
Año 1951
American journalist William N. Oatis is arrested for espionage by the Communist government of Czechoslovakia.
Año 1967
Soviet space program: Soyuz 1 (Russian: Союз 1, Union 1) a manned spaceflight carrying cosmonaut Colonel Vladimir Komarov is launched into orbit.
Año 1968
Vietnam War: Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City take over administration buildings and shut down the university.
Año 1971
Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army and Razakars massacre approximately 3,000 Hindu emigrants in the Jathibhanga area of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
Año 1985
Coca-Cola changes its formula and releases New Coke. The response is overwhelmingly negative, and the original formula is back on the market in less than three months.
Año 1990
Namibia becomes the 160th member of the United Nations and the 50th member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Año 1993
Eritreans vote overwhelmingly for independence from Ethiopia in a United Nations-monitored referendum.
Año 1993
Sri Lankan politician Lalith Athulathmudali is assassinated while addressing a gathering, approximately four weeks ahead of the Provincial Council elections for the Western Province.
Año 2005
The first ever YouTube video, titled "Me at the zoo", was published by user "jawed".[1]
Año 2013
At least 28 people are killed and more than 70 are injured as violence breaks out in Hawija, Iraq.
Año ?
A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene.