Burma declared independence from the United Kingdom.
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A 7.1 magnitude Earthquake in Tonghai, China, claimed over 10,000 lives.
George H. W. Bush declared himself President of the United States of America.
Julius Caesar and his legions made battle with one of Caesar's former forces in the Battle of Ruspina in Africa.
The Soviet spacecraft Luna I became the first to pass the moon.
Canada's last-ever sighting of the Eastern Cougar was found in Ontario.
