1641-Outbreak of the Irish Rebellion of 1641 - Catholic uprising in Ulster
1731-Library of manuscript collector Robert Cotton is badly damaged in a fire in London, lost are one of only two surviving copies of King John's Magna Carta (1215) and Asser's biography of King Alfred [1]
1814-One of the first modern plastic surgeries in the West is performed by Joseph Carpue on a soldier's nose in England using Indian techniques
1854-English newspaper "The Times" gives precise British positions in Crimea during Crimean War
1943-First Jewish transport out of Rome reaches extermination camp Birkenau
1944-Battle of Gulf of Leyte begins - largest naval battle of WWII near the Philippines
1954-Britain, France & US agree to end occupation of Germany
1992-Emperor Akihito becomes the first Emperor of Japan to stand on Chinese soil
2018-Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan rejects Saudi claim journalist Jamal Khashoggi killed accidentally, says it was premeditated murder