In Romania-Day of the Romanian Army
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1648 - The Treaty of Westphalia is signed, ending the Thirty Years War and radically shifting the balance of power in Europe.
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1760 - George III becomes King of Great Britain
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1838 - Georges Bizet, French composer is borned
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1861 – The Toronto Stock Exchange is created.
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1900 – The United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal
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1944 – The Romanian Army liberates Carei, the last Romanian city under Axis Powers' occupation.
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1944 – Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval battle in history, takes place in and around the Philippines between the Imperial Japanese Navy and the U.S. Third and U.S. Seventh Fleets.
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1945 – The Republic of China takes over administration of Taiwan following Japan's surrender to the Allies.
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1955 - The first domestic microwave oven was sold by Tappan
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1984 – Katy Perry, American singer is born.
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1990 - The first transplant operation of a lung from a live......