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Events

• 1893 – The Ziqiang Institute, today known as Wuhan University, is founded by Zhang Zhidong, governor of Hubei and Hunan Provinces in late Qing dynasty China, after his memorial to the throne is approved by the Qing Government.
• 1950 – Korean War: North Korean and Chinese troops force United Nations forces to retreat from North Korea.

Births

• 1427 – Zhengtong Emperor of China (d. 1464)
• 1835 – Empress Dowager Cixi of China (d. 1908)