1767: Ayutthaya kingdom in present-day Thailand falls to Burmese invaders

1820: The famous ancient Greek statue, Venus de Milo is discovered on the Aegean island of Milos

1886: William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons.

1898: Battle of Atbara River: Anglo-Egyptian forces defeat 15,000 Sudanese during the Mahdist War, a turning point in the reconquest of Sudan

1913: China’s National Assembly opens in Peking, the first free democratic parliament in Chinese history

2004: The Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement on the Conflict in Darfur is signed by the Sudanese government and two rebel groups, ending hostilities amid a 45 day ceasefire

Source: Onthisday.com