1512: Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the conduct of settlers with regards to native Indians in the New World
1657: “Flushing Remonstrance” petition signed in the Dutch colony of New Netherland, protesting the ban on Quaker worship
1939: Between 20,000 and 40,000 die in magnitude 8 earthquake in Erzincam, Turkey
1945: International Monetary Fund formally established by 29 member countries based on ideas of Harry Dexter White and John Maynard Keynes
1949: Queen Juliana of the Netherlands grants independence to Indonesia
1979: After invading Afghanistan two days earlier Soviet forces pull off a coup in Kabul, killing President Hafizullah Amin
Source: Onthisday.com
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