1858 - Jose S. Libornio, composer and military band conductor, is born in Sta. Ana, Manila; he will become a hero in Peru where he will compose his adopted country's National Army March.
69 AD - Vespasian, a general under former Roman Emperor Nero, enters Rome to claim the empire after defeating the short-lived emperor Vitellius.
1522 - Sulayman the Magnificent spares the lives of the remaining Knight of Rhodes who have surrendered to him.
1957 - Rock and roll superstar Elvis Presley is drafted into the United States army.
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