1839- Opium War erupts between Britain and China.<\/p>\n
1917- Independence of Albania.<\/p>\n
1959- Singapore gains independence.<\/p>\n
1965- Astronaut Edward White becomes the first American to walk in space when he exits the Gemini 4 space capsule.<\/p>\n
2003- The biggest strike in Austria in 50 years in which half a million people took part to protest against the drastic cuts in the pension system.<\/p>\n
Born today:<\/p>\n
1808- Jefferson Davis, President of Confederate States of America.<\/p>\n
1924- Swedish Neuroscientist Torsten Nils Wiesel.<\/p>\n
Passed away:<\/p>\n
1826- Russian journalist, historian, and author Nikolai Mikhailovich Karamzi.<\/p>\n
1989-Imam Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.<\/p>\n
R.J\/H. Said<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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