1) 456 – The Visigoths under king Theodoric II invade Iberia with an army of Burgundians, Franks and Goths, led by the kings Chilperic I and Gondioc.
2) 816 – King Louis the Pious is crowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
by Pope Stephen IV at Reims.
3) 869 – The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about patriarch Photius of Constantinople.
04) 1550 – Foundation of Concepción, city in Chile.
05) 1793 – French Revolution: Christianity is disestablished in France.
06) 1877 – Chief Joseph surrenders his Nez Perce band to General Nelson A. Miles.
07) 1905 – Wilbur Wright pilots Wright Flyer III in a flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes, a world record that stood until 1908.
08) 1944 – Suffrage is extended to women in France.
09) 1962 – Dr. No, the first in the James Bond film series, is released.
10) 1969 – The first episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus airs on BBC One.
11) 1999 – The Ladbroke Grove rail crash in west London kills 31 people.
12) 2001 – Barry Bonds surpasses Mark McGwire's single-season home run total with his milestone 71st and 72nd home runs.
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