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On this day: the Battle of Passero Cape was fought when Admiral Byng attacked the Spanish fleet, 1718; Penang was ceded to Britain by the Rajah of Kedah, 1786; the Atlantic Charter was signed by Winston Churchill and President Roosevelt, 1941; King Talal of Jordan was deposed because of his mental illness, 1952; King Hussein succeeded to the throne of Jordan, 1952; the French colony of Chad became independent, 1960; a burst dam on the Manchhu river, Gujaret, India, resulted in the deaths of over 5,000 people, 1979.
Today is the Feast Day of St Alexander of Comana, St Attracta or Araght, St Blane, St Clare of Assisi, St Equitius, St Gerrard of Gallinaro, St Gery or Gaugericus, St Lelia, St Susanna and St Tiburtius.
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