656 Ali ibn Abu Talib elected the 4th Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate 1579 English navigator Francis Drake lands on the coast of California at Drakes Bay, names it "New Albion" 1631 Mumtaz Mahal dies during childbirth. Her husband, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I, then spends more than 20 years building her tomb, the Taj Mahal 1789 French Revolution: During the meeting of the Estates-General, the Third Estate proclaims itself the 'National Assembly' 1837 Charles Goodyear obtains his 1st rubber patent 1856 Republican Party opens its 1st national convention in Philadelphia | 
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