1065 New church devoted to St Peter the Apostle built by Edward the Confessor - later called the 'west minister' consecrated in London (rebuilt mid 13th century) 1612 First observation of Neptune - Galileo observes and records a "fixed star" without realising it is a planet 1767 King Taksin crowned King of Thailand and establishes Thonburi as his capital 1836 Spain recognizes the independence of Mexico 1860 Harriet Tubman arrives in Auburn, New York, on her last mission to free slaves, having evaded capture for 8 years on the Underground Railroad 1908 Earthquake strikes Messina in Italy, killing nearly 80,000 1943 All Kalmyk inhabitants of the Republic of Kalmukkie deported by the Soviet Union to Central Asia and Siberia. Many die en route. | 
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