1892 - Manuel Roxas y Acuna, the First President of the Philippine's Third Republic, is born.
1610 - Jupiter's innermost large moons are discovered by German astronomer Simon Marius; however, it will be Galileo who will officially report his independent discovery of the same some six months later.
1959 - The popular Cuban revolution headed by Fidel Castro deposes dictator Fulgencio Batista from power.
2002 - The Euro, official currency of the European Union, begins circulation in 12 countries of Europe.
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