303 1st official Roman edict for persecution of Christians issued by Emperor Diocletian 1525 Battle of Pavia: Holy Roman Emperor Charles V's troops beat the French. French King Francois I captured, 15,000 killed or wounded 1582 Pope Gregory XIII announces New Style (Gregorian) calendar 1739 Battle of Karnal: Army of Iranian ruler Nadir Shah defeats the forces of the Mughal emperor of India, Muhammad Shah 1821 Agustín de Iturbide and Vicente Guerrero agree to the Plan of Iguala, stating that Mexico will become a constitutional monarchy, Roman Catholicism the official religion and that Peninsulares and Creoles will enjoy equal political and social rights 1868 US House of Representatives vote 126 to 47 to impeach President Andrew Johnson 1946 General Juan Perón first elected President of Argentina 2008 Fidel Castro retires as the President of Cuba due to ill health after nearly fifty years | 
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