1509 - Portugal's long rule over Brazil begins. 1556 - The Russian Embassy in London opens. 1594 - Henry IV is crowned King of France. 1801 - A 7-day war breaks out between Poland and Sweden. 1803 - A major fire breaks out in Bombay, India. 1844 - Haitian occupation of the Dominican Republic ends and the country gains independence. 1857 - East India Company captures Jhansi. 185 - Civil war breaks out in Missouri. 184 - The first baseball game is played in Britain. 1900 - The British Labor Party is formed under McDonald's. 1933 - German Nazis set fire to the Reichstag on the pretext of a communist conspiracy. 1939 - Britain and France recognize the anti-people government of General Franco of Spain. 1942 - Japanese fighter jets begin bombing Allied ships. 1987 - A nuclear non-proliferation treaty is signed. 1983 - Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission is formed. 1974 - Nigeria recognizes Bangladesh. 1991 - Democracy resumes in Bangladesh with the fifth general election. 2002 - Extremists set fire to a train carrying Hindu extremists in Gujarat, India. About 60 people, including 15 children, were burnt to death. On February 26, 2004, on his way back from the Ekushey Book Fair held at Bangla Academy, he was attacked by an Islamic militant group called JMB . Humayun Azad.