Buenos Dais Good Morning Mi Amigos my friends 04th October 1962 Events • 23 – Rebels capture and sack the Chinese capital Changan during a peasant rebellion. They kill and decapitate the emperor, Wang Mang, two days later. • 610 – Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas and becomes Emperor. • 1227 – Assassination of Caliph al-Adil. • 1363 – End of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the Chinese rebel forces of Zhu Yuanzhang defeat that of his rival, Chen Youliang, in one of the largest naval battles in history. • 1511 – Formation of the Holy League of Ferdinand II of Aragon, the Papal States and the Republic of Venice against France. • 1535 – The first complete English-language Bible (the Coverdale Bible) is printed, with translations by William Tyndale and Miles Coverdale. • 1582 – Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian Calendar. In Italy, Poland, Portugal, and Spain, October 4 of this year is followed directly by October 15. • 1597 – The first Guale uprising begins against the Spanish missions in Georgia. • 1636 – The Swedish Army defeats the armies of Saxony and the Holy Roman Empire at the Battle of Wittstock. • 1693 – Battle of Marsaglia: Piedmontese troops are defeated by the French. • 1725 – Foundation of Rosario in Argentina. • 1777 – Battle of Germantown: Troops under George Washington are repelled by British troops under Sir William Howe. • 1779 – The Fort Wilson Riot takes place. • 1795 – Napoleon Bonaparte first rises to national prominence with a Whiff of Grapeshot, using cannon to suppress armed counter-revolutionary rioters threatening the French Legislature (National Convention). • 1824 – Mexico adopts a new constitution and becomes a federal republic. • 1830 – Creation of the Kingdom of Belgium after separation from the Netherlands. • 1853 – Crimean War: The Ottoman Empire declares war on Russia. • 1876 – Texas A&M University opens as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, becoming the first public institution of higher education in
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