1. 1192 - English King Richard I 'The Lion Hearted' is captured
2. 1780 - Benedict Arnold commits treason during the American Revolution
3. 1792 - The French National Convention votes to abolish the monarchy
4. 1931 - Britain goes off the gold standard
5. 1937 - J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is first published
6. 1947 - The French Grand Prix returns after the war years, and Louis Chrion wins with his Talbot Lago
7. 1964 - Malta gains independence from Britain
8. 1972 - Liam Gallagher is born
9. 1985 - Madonna scores her 1st UK No. 1 album with Like A Virgin, 10 months after its release
10. 1984 -Russian President Boris Yeltsin announces that he is ousting the Communist-dominated Congress which means he is effectively seizing all the state power
11. 1998 - President Bill Clinton's Grand Jury Testimony about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky is shown on TV for the first time
Source: BBC, Wikipedia, historyorb.com, infoplease.com, history.co.uk, brainyhistory.com, on-this-day.com
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