533: Byzantine General Belisarius defeats the Vandals, under King Gelimer, at the Battle of Ticameron
1256: Hulagu Khan captures and destroys Hashshashin stronghold at Alamut, in present-day Iran, part of the Mongol offensive on Islamic southwest Asia
1488: Bartolomeu Dias returns to Portugal after becoming 1st known European to sail round the Cape of Good Hope
1612: German Astronomer Simon Marius is 1st to observe Andromeda galaxy through a telescope
1791: US Bill of Rights ratified when Virginia gives its approval, becomes amendments 1-10 of the US constitution
1840: Napoleon Bonaparte receives a French state funeral in Paris 19 years after his death
1915: WWI: ANZAC forces begin their withdrawal from the Gallipoli Peninsula after Ottoman forces successfully defend access to Constantinople
1973: American Psychiatric Association declares homosexuality is not a mental illness
Source: Onthisday.com
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