1792 French King Louis XVI is accused of treason and conspiracy against the state, and was condemned to death. The French monarchy is abolished, giving way to a revolutionary government. 1815 French military genius, Napoleon Bonaparte meets his downfall at Waterloo against the combined English and Prussian armies. He spends his life banished in St. Helena. Ilocos Norte is founded.
Brazil proclaims independence from Portugal.
1836 Texas wins her independence from Mexico. The Crimean War breaks out, with France and Britain joining forces against Russia. Geneva Convention agrees on the humane treatment of wounded enemy soldiers by the warring nations. 1871 Realization of Germany's unification. Jose Burgos, Mariano Gomez, and Jacinto Zamora are garroted in Bagumbayan for participation in the Cavite Mutiny.