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{{calendar}} {{day}} == Events == === Up to 1900 === * [[1087]] &ndash; [[William II of England]] is crowned king in [[Westminster Abbey]]. * [[1345]] &ndash; [[Friso-Hollandic Wars]]: [[Frisians]] defeat [[Holland]] in the [[Battle of Warns]]. * [[1371]] &ndash; [[Battle of Maritsa]] in the [[Serbian-Turkish War]]. * [[1580]] &ndash; [[Francis Drake]] completes his circumnavigation ([[voyage]] around the [[world]]). * [[1687]] &ndash; The [[Parthenon]] in [[Athens]] is partially destroyed by an explosion caused by the [[bomb]]ing from [[Venice|Venetian]] forces led by [[Francesco Morosini]] who are besieging the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman Turks]] stationed in [[Athens]]. * [[1687]] &ndash; The [[city council]] of [[Amsterdam]] votes to support [[William III of England|William of Orange]]'s invasion of [[England]], later known as the [[Glorious Revolution]]. * [[1777]] &ndash; British forces occupy [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]]. * [[1786]] &ndash; Protestors shut down the court in [[Springfield, Massachusetts]] in a [[military]] stand–off that begins the [[Shays' Rebellion]]. * [[1789]] &ndash; [[Thomas Jefferson]] is appointed the first [[United States Secretary of State]]. * [[1792]] &ndash; Marc–David Lasource accuses [[Maximilien Robespierre]] of wanting a [[dictator]]ship in [[France]]. * [[1810]] &ndash; The [[Riksdag]] ([[Sweden|Swedish]] [[parliament]]) passes the Act of Succession, allowing [[Jean Baptiste Bernadotte]] to become heir to the throne of [[Sweden]]. * [[1832]] &ndash; The [[Göta Canal]] in central [[Sweden]] opens. * [[1860]] &ndash; The current [[Flag]] of [[Ecuador]] is introduced. * [[1872]] &ndash; The first [[Shriners Temple]] (called Mecca) is established in [[New York City]]. === 1901 &ndash; 2000 === * [[1907]] &ndash; [[New Zealand]] and [[Newfoundland]] are given [[Dominion]] status. * [[1908]] &ndash; The Norwegian [[Soccer|football]] club [[SK Brann]] is founded. * [[1914]] &ndash; The [[US]] [[Federal Trade Commission]] is establish