68: Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide, imploring his secretary Epaphroditos to slit his throat to evade a Senate-imposed death by flogging
721: Odo of Aquitaine defeats a Umayyad Muslim army at the Battle of Toulouse
1549: Book of Common Prayer is adopted by the Church of England
1815: End of the Congress of Vienna: New European political situation is set
1856: 500 Mormons leave Iowa City, Iowa, and head west for Salt Lake City, Utah, carrying all their possessions in two-wheeled handcarts
1977: Silver jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain celebrated with fireworks
2019: Over 1 million people protest in Hong Kong over proposed new extradition laws to China in one of largest-ever protests in the city
Source: Onthisday.com
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