Feast of Saint Hubert (Roman Catholic)
Independence Day in Dominica (1978)
Independence Day in the Federated States of Micronesia (1986)
Independence Day in Panama (1903)
Culture Day in Japan
ROYAL BIRTHDAY
David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley {1961} (nephew of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain + Northern Ireland)
ROYAL WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, Duke of Skane & Lady Louise Mountbatten (formerly Princess Louise of Battenberg) {1923} [the future King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden & Queen consort Louise of Sweden]
ROYAL ACCESSION ANNIVERSARY
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Emir of Abu Dhabi [and President of the United Arab Emirates] {2004}
HISTORICAL ROYAL EVENTS
361 Emperor Constantius II of the Roman Empire dies of a fever at Mopsuestia in Cilicia, on his deathbed he is baptised and declares his cousin Julian his rightful successor.
1468 Liege is sacked by Duke Charles I "the Bold" of Burgundy's troops.
1848 A greatly revised Dutch constitution, drafted by Johan Rudolf Thorbecke, severely limiting the powers of the Dutch monarchy, and strengthening the parliament and ministers, is proclaimed.
1867 Garibaldi and his followers are defeated in the Battle of Mentana and fail to end the Pope's Temporal power in Rome (it would be achieved three years later).
1918 Austria-Hungary enters into an armistice with the Allies, and the Habsburg-ruled empire dissolves.
1935 King George II of Greece regains his throne a popular plebiscite.
ROYAL HISTORICAL BIRTHS
1604 Osman II "the Young", Ottoman Sultan (d.1622)
1618 Abul Muzaffar Muhy-ud-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb, Mughal Emperor of India (d.1707)
1852 Emperor Meiji "the Great" of Japan [personal name: Mutsuhito] (d.1912)
1895 Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (d.1918) [eldest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia]
1901 King Leopold III of Belgium (d.1983) [abdicated in 1951]
DEATHS
361 Constantius II, Roman Emperor
1254 John III Doukas Vatatzes, Byzantine Emperor of Nicaea
1970 King Peter II of Yugoslavia (reigned 1934-1945)
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