1788 : The first consignment of convicts from England arrived in Australia, at Sydney Cove, the first permanent European settlement on the continent.
1887: Battle of Dogali: The battle of Dogali was a skirmish that was part of a larger conflict between the Italians and the Ethiopians. At this time, Ethiopians had the most well equipped standing army on the African continent. This battle was to be a stunning victory for the Ethiopian forces, as they totally routed the invading Italians.
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1885: General Charles Gordon, British commander and Governor of the Sudan , was Killed by a spear while besieged at Khartoum.
1837 : Michigan is admitted as the 26th U.S. state.
1950: India became a republic, achieving full independence from Great Britain.
1961: John F. Kennedy appoints Janet G. Travell to be his physician. This is the first time a woman holds the appointment of Physician to the President.
1962: Ranger program: Ranger 3 is launched to study the moon. The space probe later misses the moon by 22,000 miles (35,400 km).
1962: Lucky Luciano, who was the most powerful chief of American organized crime in the early 1930s and was deported to his native Italy in 1946, died at the age of 65.
1905: The Cullian Diamond, the largest gem diamond ever found, weighing 3106.75 Carats is discovered in Cullian, South Africa on land taken from the Pedi people by the British in 1879. The stone will be given to King Edward II as a gift.on his birthday in 1907.
1943: The first visit by a U S President to a sub Saharan country is made by Franklin Roosevelt to Liberia. He meets with the Liberian President, Edwin Barclay.
1946: The release of Pop pie a La Mode, the latest of the global Popeye cartoons from Hollywood that shows Africans as primitive, comical cannibals scheming to eat the Sailorman.
2009: James Cameron’s Avatar became the top-grossing film of all time, beating his 1997 movie Titanic.
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1955 Nicolas Sarkozy, 68 years
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1958 : Ellen DeGeneres, 66
American comedian and television host Ellen DeGeneres, who was known for her quirky observational humour.
Jose Mourinho, 61
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1714 : Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (26 January 1714 – 20 August 1785)
A French sculptor whose work was influenced by both baroque and neo-classical trends.
