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399 - Saint Siricius ends his reign as Catholic Pope.

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579 - Pelagius II begins his reign as Catholic Pope.

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1497 - King Hans of Denmark and Norway is acclaimed King of Sweden.

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1607 - Birth of John Harvard England, clergyman/scholar, major benefactor to Harvard University (library and half his estate).

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1703 - Bristol England damaged by hurricane, Royal Navy loses 15 warships.

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1703 - A severe storm destroys the Eddystone lighthouse off Plymouth, Devon, England, killing resident designer Mr. Winstanley.

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1716 - First lion exhibited in America (Boston).

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1731 - Birth of William Cowper England, preromantic poet (His Task).

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1778 - Captain Cook discovers Maui (Sandwich Islands).

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1789 - First national thanksgiving.

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