Independence Day in Ghana (1957)
ROYAL BIRTHDAY
Infanta Margarita of Spain, Duchess of Soria, 2nd Duchess of Hernani, Grandee of Spain {1939} (sister of King Juan Carlos I of Spain)
ROYAL ACCESSION ANNIVERSARIES
King Constantine II of Greece {King of the Hellenes} {1964} (reigns until abolition of monarchy June 1, 1973)
(as Emir) Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain {1999} (became King of Bahrain Feb.14, 2002)
HISTORICAL ROYAL EVENTS
12 BC Emperor Augustus of the Roman Empire is named Pontifex Maximus, incorporating the position into that of the Emperor.
1454 Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of the Prussian Confederation pledge allegiance to King Casimir IV of Poland who agrees to commit his forces in aiding the Confederation's struggle for independence from the Teutonic Knights.
1882 The Serbian Kingdom is refounded.
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HISTORICAL ROYAL BIRTHS
1340 John of Gaunt/Ghent, 1st Duke of Lancaster, Duke of Aquitaine (son of King Edward III of England & father of King Henry IV of England) (d.1399)
1405 King John II of Castile + Leon (d.1454)
1817 Princess Clementine of Orleans, Princess of Saxe-Coburg + Gotha, Duchess in Saxony (mother of Tsar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria) (d.1907)
1823 King Karl I of Wurttemberg (d.1891)
1903 Empress Consort Kojun [Nagako] of Japan (1926-1989), Empress Dowager of Japan (1989-2000) (d.2000)
DEATHS
1899 Princess Victoria Ka'iulani of Hawaii, Crown Princess of the Hawaiian Islands
1964 King Pavlos/Paul of Greece {King of the Hellenes}
1999 Emir Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa of Bahrain
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