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86 - Birth of Antoninus Pius, 15th Roman emperor (138-161).

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1356 - English defeat French at Battle of Poitiers.

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1655 - Birth of Jan Luyts Netherlands, scholar/physicist/mathematician/astronomer.

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1737 - Birth of Charles Carroll signed Declaration of Independence.

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1777 - Battle of Freeman's Farm (Bemis Heights) or first Battle of Saratoga.

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1796 - George Washington's farewell address as president.

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1802 - Birth of Louis Kossuth Hungary, President of Hungary (1849).

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1812 - Death of financier Mayer Amschel von Rothschild.

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1837 - Birth of James W. Hyatt; US Treasurer.

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1846 - Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning elopes.

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