Bernard Law Montgomery (Britain) 1887
- 1558 - Elizabeth I ascended the English throne upon the death of Queen Mary Tudor.
- 1800 - The U.S. Congress held its first session in Washington, DC, in the partially completed Capitol building.
- 1869 - The Suez Canal opened in Egypt, linking the Mediterranean and the Red seas.
- 1903 - Russia's Social Democrats officially split into two groups - Bolsheviks and Mensheviks.
- 1913 - The steamship Louise became the first ship to travel through the Panama Canal.
- 1997 - 62 people were killed by 6 Islamic militants outside the Temple of Hatshepsut in Luxor, Egypt. The attackers were killed by police.
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