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1614
The Burmese invade Lan Na, a vassal of the Ayutthaya Kingdom Mandala, establishing Chiang Saen State and Mueang Chiang Mai.
1862
In Nevada Territory, Lake County is renamed Roop County.
1890
The Santa Maria Madalena Branch of the Leopoldina Railway opens in Brazil.
1911
Asmara station opens in Asmara, Italian Eritrea.
1922
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland becomes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
1928
In Virginia, Martinsville withdraws from Henry County, becoming an independent city.
1931
The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow is demolished.
1932
The A Geary streetcar line is decommissioned in San Francisco after 20 years in service.
1936
The Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic is dissolved, elevating the Armenian, Azerbaijan, and Georgian Soviet Socialist Republics to Union-level republics of the Soviet Union.
1939
The Palace of Justice is inaugurated in Lima.
1952
In China, 11 natural villages are transferred from Suixi County, Suxian Prefecture, Anhui Province, to Yongcheng County, Henan Province.
2017
In Italy, Sappada is transferred from Veneto to Friuli-Venezia Giulia.