Djibouti gained its independence from France. 1977.

After having served as chancellor of the Exchequer (1997–2007), British Labour Party politician Gordon Brown became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. 2007.

Yen made official monetary unit of Japan

First minted in 1869, the yen was adopted as Japan‘s official monetary unit this day in 1871, when the government suspended the exchange of clan notes, money issued by feudal lords that had circulated since the 16th century. 1871.

British historian Edward Gibbon completed The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. 1787. 

During World War I Greece declared war on the Central Powers.