215-BC A temple dedicated to Venus Erycina is built on Capitoline Hill to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene
1014-King Brian Boru of Ireland defeats Viking forces at the Battle of Clontarf, freeing Ireland from foreign control
1597-William Shakespeare's "The Merry Wives of Windsor" is first performed with Queen Elizabeth I of England in attendance
1861-Robert E. Lee is named commander of Virginia's Confederate forces (U.S. Civil War)
1968-First decimal coins issued in Britain, the 5 and 10 new pence, replacing the shilling and two-shilling pieces
1969 Sirhan Sirhan sentenced to death for killing US Senator Robert F. Kennedy (later commuted to a life sentence)
1984-AIDS virus is identified as HTLV-III (Human T-lymphotropic Virus Type III)
1989-Students in Beijing, China announce classroom boycotts as part of pro-democracy protests following the death of reformist leader Hu Yaobang
1993-Eritrea votes to secede from Ethiopia with 99.83 percent in favor
Source: Korea Times News
