1808: The Battle of Vimeiro fought between British and Portuguese allies against the French becomes the first battle of the Peninsular war. For those of you reading my novel Lazarus Rising, this battle is central to chapter 10.
1911: The Mona Lisa is stolen from the Louvre Gallery in Paris.
1957: The USSR successfully tests the world's first Inter Continental Ballistic Missile, the R-7 Semyorka.
1986: Usain Bolt, Double Olympic sprint champion is born.
1991: Latvia declares it's Independence from the Soviet Union.
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