1636 - University of Utrecht opening ceremony
1971 - Bangladesh (East Pakistan) declares its independence
1804 - Congress orders removal of Indians east of Mississippi to Louisiana
1804 - Territory of Orleans organizes in Louisiana Purchase
1812 - Earthquake destroys 90% of Caracas, Venezuela; about 20,000 die
1863 - Voters in West Virginia approve gradual emancipation of slaves
1931 - New Delhi replaces Calcutta as capital of British-Indies
