1660-English Parliament proclaims Charles II King of England and invites him to return
1835-First installment of Hans Christian Andersen's "Fairy Tales" is published by C. A. Reitzel in Copenhagen, Denmark
1895-China cedes Taiwan to Japan under the Treaty of Shimonoseki
1902-Mount Pelée on the French overseas island of Martinique erupts, wiping out the city of Saint-Pierre, killing 30,000 people and leaving only two survivors
1945-V-E Day: World War II ends in Europe after Germany's General Wilhelm Keitel formally signs unconditional surrender to the Allies represented by the United States, the UK, France and the Soviet Union in Berlin, Germany signs an unconditional surrender
1980-World Health Organization announces smallpox has been eradicated
2007-A new Northern Ireland Executive is formed with Ian Paisley (Democratic Unionist Party) as First Minister and Martin McGuinness (Sinn Féin) as Deputy First Minister
2025-Cardinal Robert Prevost is elected as the 267th pope of the Catholic church, the first American to hold the office takes the name of Pope Leo XIV
Source: Korea Times News
