68-Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide, imploring his secretary Epaphroditos to slit his throat to evade a Senate-imposed death by flogging
721-Odo of Aquitaine defeats a Umayyad Muslim army at the Battle of Toulouse, checks Arab expansion in Western Europe
1549-Book of Common Prayer is adopted by the Church of England
1815-End of the Congress of Vienna: New European political situation is set
1856-500 Mormons leave Iowa City, Iowa, and head west for Salt Lake City, Utah, carrying all their possessions in two-wheeled handcarts
1977-Silver jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain celebrated with fireworks
2019-Over 1 million people protest in Hong Kong over proposed new laws for extradition to China in one of largest-ever protests in the city