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1820
- Political scientist and revolutionary socialist Friedrich Engels dies at the age of 74 in London, England, Great Britain and Ireland.
1821
- Panama declares independence from Spain to join Gran Colombia.
1887
- Leading NSDAP member Ernst Röhm is born in Munich, Bavaria, German Empire.
1905
- Arthur Griffith founds Sinn Féin.
1912
- Albania gains independence from the Ottoman Empire.
1960
- Mauritania gains independence from France.
1975
- East Timor gains independence from Portugal.
1990
- Margaret Thatcher resigns as British Prime Minister and Leader of the Conservative Party.