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1895: Japanese Minister to Korea, Miura Gorō, led a group to instigate the Eulmi Incident, assassinating Empress Myeongseong, the principal wife of King Gojong of Joseon, within Gyeongbokgung Palace and burning her body. 1897: Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I appointed composer Gustav Mahler as the director of the Vienna Court Opera. 1904: Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, and Prince Albert in Saskatchewan were incorporated as cities. 1912: Montenegro declared war on the Ottoman Empire, marking the beginning of the First Balkan War. 1928: Chiang Kai-shek was appointed Chairman of the National Government of Nanjing. 1939: World War II: Nazi Germany annexed the western Polish territories. 1940: World War II: The Kingdom of Hungary formally annexed Northern Transylvania. 1941: World War II: Just before the Battle of Rostov, Nazi Germany captured Mariupol, reaching the coast of the Sea of Azov. 1944: The Shinano, the third ship of the Yamato-class, known as the 'shortest-lived aircraft carrier,' was launched. 1949: The People's Republic of China issued its first set of stamps, 'Celebrating the First Plenary Session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.' This commemorative set consists of four stamps featuring Beijing's Tiananmen and palace lanterns, printed by the Commercial Press in Shanghai.