1600
Italian thinker Giordano Bruno was put to death in Rome after being convicted of heresy.
1863
The humanitarian body now known as the International Committee of the Red Cross was established in Geneva.
1933
The debut edition of Newsweek was released in the United States.
2008
Kosovo formally proclaimed its independence from Serbia.
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