In 685, Li Longji, the longest-reigning emperor of the Tang Dynasty, was born
King Richard I of England was born in 1157
The French theologian Marin Mason was born in 1588
In 1652, the Guo Huaiyi Incident broke out in Taiwan
The German scientist Helmholtz died in 1894
In 1943, the Battle of Leningrad began in World War II
In 1943 the Czechoslovak writer Julius Vöček died
In World War II in 1944, Germany fired its first V2 rockets at Britain
In 1951, Taiwanese politician Ke Jianming was born
Japanese manga artist Makoto Takahashi was born in 1967
In 1981, the Japanese physicist Hideki Yukawa died
In 1995, Zhang Ailing, a famous female writer in modern China, passed away
In 1997, haiti suffered a special sea disaster
In 1997, the famous Hong Kong action director Yu Zhanyuan died
In 1998, a series of bombings occurred in Macau
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