1792 – French Revolution: The National Convention voted to abolish the monarchy, and proclaimed the First Republic.
1898 – The Hundred Days' Reform inChina was abruptly terminated whenEmpress Dowager Cixi (pictured) forced the reform-minded Guangxu Emperor into seclusion and took over the government as regent.
1937 – J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, a predecessor toThe Lord of the Rings, was first published.
1939 – Romanian Prime Minister Armand Călinescuwas assassinated in Bucharest by pro-Nazi members of the Iron Guard.
1942 – The prototype model of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, a four-engine heavy bomber that became one of the largest aircraft to see service during World War II, flew for the first time.
1999 – A 7.6 Mw earthquake struck Jiji, Nantou County,Taiwan, killing 2,416 people, injuring over 11,000 others and causing about NT$300 billion in damage.
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