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{{calendar}} {{day}} ==Events== === Up to 1900 === * [[364]] &ndash; [[Valentinian I]] is proclaimed Roman Emperor. * [[1266]] &ndash; [[Battle of Benevento]]: An [[army]] led by [[Charles, Count of Anjou]] defeats a combined [[Germany|German]] and [[Sicily|Sicilian]] force led by King [[Manfred of Sicily]]. Manfred is killed in the [[battle]] and [[Pope Clement IV]] makes Charles the [[King]] of [[Sicily]] and [[Naples]]. * [[1548]] &ndash; [[Admiral]] [[Piri Reis]] conquers Portuguese–occupied [[Aden]] in [[Yemen]] for the [[Ottoman Empire]]. * [[1658]] &ndash; [[Treaty of Roskilde]]: After defeat in the [[Northern Wars]], King [[Frederick III of Denmark|Frederick III]] of [[Denmark]]–[[Norway]] is forced to give up nearly a third of territory to [[Sweden]]. * [[1794]] &ndash; [[Christiansborg]] Palace in [[Copenhagen]] burns down. * [[1815]] &ndash; [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon Bonaparte]] escapes from exile on the island of [[Elba]]. * [[1848]] &ndash; The Second French [[Republic]] is proclaimed. * [[1852]] &ndash; The troop transporter ''Birkenhead'' of the [[Royal Navy]] sinks off [[South Africa]], killing 450 of the 643 people on board. The call ''Women and children first'' is believed to have been used for the first time. * [[1876]] &ndash; [[Japan]] and [[Korea]] sign a [[treaty]] granting [[Japan]]ese [[citizen]]s extraterritoriality rights, opening three ports to [[Japan]]ese trade, and ending [[Korea]]'s status as a [[tributary]] state to [[Qing Dynasty]] [[China]]. * [[1885]] &ndash; The [[Berlin]] [[Africa]] [[Conference]] takes place, deciding the [[Colony|colonial]] boundaries in [[Africa]], between different [[Europe]]an colonial powers. === 1901 &ndash; 2000 === * [[1909]] &ndash; [[Kinemacolor]], the first successful [[color]] movie process, is first shown to the general public at the Palace [[Theatre]] in [[London]]. * [[1914]] &ndash; The ship HMHS ''Britannic'' is launched at Harland and Wolff shipyard in [[Belfast]]. * [[1917]] &ndash; Denali [[National Park]] is founded in [[Alaska]]