1811 British East India Company force led by Baron Minto conquers Java, part of the Dutch East Indies, Stamford Raffles appointed lieutenant governor 1812 Great Fire of Moscow burns out after 5 days, 75% of the city destroyed and 12,000 killed 1873 Government bond agent Jay Cooke & Co collapses, causing panic on Wall St, the start of the panic of 1873 and the Long depression 1914 Irish Home Rule bill receives Royal assent 1931 To create a pretext for the invasion of Manchuria, China, a railway explosion is faked by the Japanese 1947 The Central Intelligence Agency officially comes into existence after being established by President Truman in July 1976 Mao Zedong's funeral takes place in Beijing | 
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