68-Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide, imploring his secretary Epaphroditus 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, halting Arab expansion in Western Europe
1549-Book of Common Prayer is adopted by the Church of England
1815-Congress of Vienna ends after reshaping the political map of Europe
1856-500 Mormons leave Iowa City, Iowa, and head west for Salt Lake City, Utah, carrying all their possessions in two-wheeled handcarts
2019-Over 1 million people protest in Hong Kong against proposed new laws for extradition to China in one of the largest-ever protests in the city