     on this day the summer solstice may occur in the northern hemisphere, and the winter solstice may occur in the southern hemisphere. ==events== *217 bc &ndash; battle of raphia: ptolemy iv philopator of egypt defeats antiochus iii the great of the seleucid kingdom. *168 bc &ndash; battle of pydna: romans under lucius aemilius paullus defeat macedonian king perseus who surrenders after the battle, ending the third macedonian war. *1527 &ndash; fatahillah chased away portugal from sunda kelapa harbour, and peoples celebrated it as birthday of jakarta, indonesia. *1593 &ndash; battle of sisak: allied christian troops defeat the turks. *1622 &ndash; portuguese forces repel a dutch invasion at the battle of macau during the dutchâportuguese war. *1633 &ndash; the holy office in rome forces galileo galilei to recant his view that the sun, not the earth, is the center of the universe in the form he presented it in, after heated controversy. *1774 &ndash; the british pass the quebec act, setting out rules of governance for the colony of quebec in british north america. *1783 &ndash; a poisonous cloud caused by the eruption of the laki volcano in iceland reaches le havre in france. *1807 &ndash; in the chesapeakeâleopard affair, the british warship  attacks and boards the american frigate . *1813 &ndash; war of 1812: after learning of american plans for a surprise attack on beaver dams in ontario, laura secord sets out on a 30 kilometer journey on foot to warn lieutenant james fitzgibbon. *1825 &ndash; the british parliament abolishes feudalism and the seigneurial system in british north america. *1839 &ndash; cherokee leaders major ridge, john ridge, and elias boudinot are assassinated for signing the treaty of new echota, which had resulted in the trail of tears. *1870 &ndash; us congress created the united states department of justice *1893 &ndash; the royal navy battleship  accidentally rams the british mediterranean fleet flagship  which sinks taking 358 crew with her, including the fleet's commander, vice-admiral sir george tryon. *1897 &ndash; british colonial officers charles walter rand 
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