1783 Great Siege of Gibraltar, launched by France and Spain against the British colony during the American War of Independence is lifted after 3 years and 7 months.
1863 HMS Orpheus sinks off the coast of Auckland, New Zealand, killing 189
1991 Provisional Irish Republican Army launches a mortar attack on 10 Downing Street during a cabinet meeting in an attempt to assassinate UK Prime Minister John Major, injuring four people.
1992 The Maastricht Treaty is signed by 12 countries from the European Community (EC) to create the European Union (EU)
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