1889- Brazil was proclaimed a republic as its emperor, Dom Pedro II, was overthrown.
1920- Forty-one nations open the first League of Nations session in Geneva.
1973- Prisoners exchange between Israel and Egypt under the auspices of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
1988- The Palestinian National Council declares from Algeria the establishment of the Palestinian state headed by Yasser Arafat.
2001-Microsoft Corporation releases Xbox in the markets.
2002- Hu Jintao elected as secretary general of the Chinese Communist Party and later as a president of China.
1738- German-born British astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel was born.
1919- Egyptian Nationalist Leader Mohammad Farid passes away.
Republic Day in Brazil.
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