1815- 39 German states form the German confederation.
1919- The establishment of the Arab Academy of Damascus.
1942- The Japanese navy bombards Sydney city in Australia during the World War II.
1986-Kurt Waldheim elected as President of Austria.
2014-Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was sworn into office as President of Egypt.
Born Today:
1625- Italian mathematician Giovanni Domenico Cassini.
1936- American physicist Kenneth Geddes Wilson.
Passed away:
1845- The seventh President of the United States Andrew Jackson.
1949- Egyptian actor Naguib al-Rihani.
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