World Food Day
World Spine Day
1384 - Jadwiga, a lady is crowned King of Poland.
1492 - Columbus' fleet anchors at "Fernandina" (Long Island, Bahamas)
1781 - Washington takes Yorktown
1793 - Battle of Wattignies.
1813 - Battle of Leipzig, largest battle in Europe prior to WWI.
1934 - Mao Zedong & 25,000 troops begin 6,000 mile Long March
1952 - Pakistan's 1st Cricket Test starts, v India at Delhi
1964 - China becomes world's 5th nuclear power
1978 - Test debut of Kapil Dev, India v Pakistan at Faisalabad
1984 - Baboon heart transplanted into a 15-day-old baby girl
Birthdays
1948 - Hema Malini, Indian Actress
1975 - Jacques Kallis, cricketer (South African Test all-rounder debut vs England 1995)
History and Importance of the Day - Index of the Year
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