Marcus Tullius Cicero 106 B.C.
- 1521 - Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther.
- 1777 - The Battle of Princeton took place in the War of Independence, in which George Washington defeated the British forces, led by Cornwallis.
- 1833 - Britain seized control of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. About 150 years later, Argentina seized the islands from the British, but Britain took them back after a 74-day war.
- 1888 - The drinking straw was patented by Marvin C. Stone.
- 1925 - In Italy, Mussolini announced that he would take dictatorial powers.
- 1988 - Margaret Thatcher became the longest-serving British Prime Minister in the 20th century.
- 2000 - Charles M. Schulz's final original daily comic strip appeared in newspapers.
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