406: 80,000 Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine at Mainz, beginning invasion of Gallia
1744: English astronomer James Bradley announces discovery of Earth’s nutation motion (wobble)
1775: Battle of Quebec in American Revolutionary War; Americans defeated trying to take British stronghold
1861: 22,990mm of rain falls in Cherrapunji Assam in India in 1861, a world record
1958: Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista tells his Cabinet he is fleeing the country
Source: Onthisday.com
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