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{{calendar}} {{day}} == Events == === Up to 1900 === * [[537]] &ndash; The [[Hagia Sophia]] is consecrated as a [[church]] in [[Byzantium]]. * [[1703]] &ndash; [[Portugal]] and [[England]] sign the [[Methuen Treaty]] which gives preference to Portuguese imported [[wine]]s into England. * [[1814]] &ndash; [[War of 1812]]: American schooner (a type of [[sailing]] boat) USS ''Carolina'' is destroyed. * [[1831]] &ndash; [[Charles Darwin]] begins his trip on the boat the [[HMS Beagle|HMS ''Beagle'']], where he will think of the theory of [[evolution]]. * [[1836]] &ndash; The worst ever [[avalanche]] in [[England]] happens at [[Lewes]], [[Sussex]], killing 8 people. * [[1845]] &ndash; [[Ether]] [[anesthetic]] is used for childbirth for the first time (Dr. [[Crawford Williamson Long]] in [[Jefferson, Georgia]]). === 1901 &ndash; 2000 === * [[1904]] &ndash; [[J. M. Barrie|James Barrie's]] play ''[[Peter Pan]]'' begins to be shown in [[London]]. * [[1904]] &ndash; The [[Abbey Theatre]] opens. * [[1911]] &ndash; [[Jana Gana Mana]], the national anthem of [[India]], is first sung at the [[Calcutta]] session of the [[Indian National Congress]]. * [[1918]] &ndash; Beginning of [[Great Poland Uprising]]. The Poles in [[Poland]] beign to fight against the [[Germany|Germans]] so that they can become free. * [[1922]] &ndash; [[Japan]]ese [[aircraft]] carrier ''Hosho'' becomes the first purpose–built aircraft carrier to be commissioned in the world. * [[1923]] &ndash; [[Daisuke Namba]], Japanese student, tries to [[Assassination|assassinate]] Japan's then–Prince–Regent [[Hirohito]]. * [[1932]] &ndash; [[Radio City Music Hall]] opens in [[New York City]]. * [[1936]] &ndash; [[Spanish Civil War]]: [[Francisco Franco]]'s forces bomb [[Santander, Spain|Santander]]. * [[1939]] &ndash; [[Erzincan]], [[Turkey]], is struck by a major [[earthquake]], killing 30,000 people. * [[1939]] &ndash; [[Winter War]]: [[Finland]] holds off a [[Soviet Union]] attack in the [[Battle of Kelja]]. * [[1945]] &ndash; The [[World Bank]] is created with th