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241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet; end of First Punic War.

1496 - Christopher Columbus leaves Hispaniola for Spain, ending his second visit to the Western Hemisphere.

1629 - Charles I of England dissolves Parliament, starting the Eleven Years Tyranny in which there was no parliament.

1735 - an agreement between Nadir Shah and Paul I of Russia was signed near Ganja and the Russian troops were withdrawn from Baku.

1804 - Louisiana Purchase: In St. Louis, a formal ceremony is conducted to transfer ownership of Louisiana Territory from France to the United States.

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Thierry Daniel Henry

Thierry Daniel Henry (born August 17, 1977 in Les Ulis, Essonne, Paris) (IPA: /tjɛʀi ɑ̃ʀi/) is a French football player and regarded as one of the top players in the world. He currently plays as a striker for the French national team, and for the English club Arsenal, where he is that club's all-time leading scorer in both league matches and all competitions. Henry has been nominated twice for the FIFA World Player of the Year, both times finis

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