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{{calendar}} {{day}} == Events == === Up to 1900 === * [[363]] &ndash; Emperor [[Julian]] marches up the [[Tigris]] and burns his fleet of supply ships. During the withdrawal, [[Roman Empire|Roman]] forces suffer several attacks from the [[Persia]]ns. * [[632]] &ndash; [[Yazdegerd III]] becomes [[Shah]] of [[Persia]], as the last ruler of the [[Sassanid Dynasty]]. * [[1487]] &ndash; [[Battle of Stoke Field]], the end of the [[Wars of the Roses]]. * [[1494]] &ndash; A tropical [[storm]] strikes the island of [[Hispaniola]]. It is believed to have been the first [[Caribbean]] [[hurricane]] to have been observed by [[Europe]]ans. * [[1586]] &ndash; [[Mary, Queen of Scots]] recognizes [[Philip II of Spain]] as her heir and successor. * [[1745]] &ndash; British troops take [[Cape Breton Island]], which is now part of [[Nova Scotia]], [[Canada]]. * [[1745]] &ndash; [[Sir William Pepperell]] captures the French [[Fortress Louisbourg]] in [[Louisbourg, Nova Scotia|Louisbourg]], [[Nova Scotia]] during the [[War of the Austrian Succession]]. * [[1746]] &ndash; [[War of Austrian Succession]]: Austria and Sardinia defeat a Franco-Spanish army at the [[Battle of Piacenza]] * [[1755]] &ndash; [[French and Indian War]]: French surrender [[Fort Beauséjour]] to the British, leading to the expulsion of the [[Acadians]] * [[1774]] &ndash; Formation of [[Harrodsburg, Kentucky]]. * [[1779]] &ndash; [[Spain]] declares [[war]] on the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[Siege of Gibraltar]] begins. * [[1815]] &ndash; [[Battle of Ligny]] and [[Battle of Quatre Bras]], two days before [[Battle of Waterloo|Waterloo]]. * [[1836]] &ndash; Formation of the [[London Working Men's Association]] begins the [[Chartism|Chartist Movement]] * [[1846]] &ndash; The [[Papal conclave, 1846|Papal conclave of 1846]] concludes. [[Pope Pius IX]] is elected [[pope]], beginning the longest reign in the history of the post–[[Twelve Apostles|apostolic]] papacy. * [[1858]] &ndash; [[Abraham Lincoln]]'s House Divided speech in [[Springfield, Illinois]] * [[1858]] &ndas