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Alsatian physician, Nobel Prize laureate
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Romulus Augustulus, the last Emperor of the Western Roman Empire, was forced to abdicate after Odoacer led an invasion into Rome. This event signals the traditional end of the Western Roman Empire.
Navigator Henry Hudson became the first European on record to discover the island of Manhattan. This discovery was reported to have occurred in either September or October.
In the Bay of Smokes area, better known as the Bahia de las Fumas, Los Angeles was founded by 44 Spanish speaking mestizos.
General Lee set in motion the Maryland Campaign during the US Civil War, leading an invasion into the North with an army of 50,000 Confederate troops.
Singer and songwriter Kelly Clarkson, future Grammy Award winner, made her debut on the reality TV show co-hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Brian Dunkleman in its second episode. Judged by Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell, and Randy Jackson, the show was broadcast on Fox television network and enjoyed a 14-season run.
Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two doctoral students at Stanford University, started an internet company called Google. This company, now a household name, began as a simple research project.
The popular game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, where contestants could win cash prizes by answering increasingly difficult questions, first aired in the UK. Created by David Briggs, Mike Whitehill, and Steven Knight, and originally hosted by Chris Tarrant, the show was adapted for international audiences due to its success.
George Eastman founded what would later become known as the Eastman Kodak Company, forever changing the world of photography. On this very day, Eastman also received patent for the roll-film camera, which made photography accessible to amateurs with its simple preloaded rolls enabling up to 100 photographs.
Napoleon III, who was the first elected president of France before becoming Emperor in 1852, was ousted following France's capitulation in the Franco-Prussian War. After being deposed, he was exiled to England, where he passed away on January 9, 1873.