1916 – The United Kingdom and France signed the Sykes–Picot Agreement, a secret agreement considered to have shaped the Middle East, defining the borders of Iraq and Syria.
1975 – Based on the results of a referendum held about one month earlier, Sikkim abolished its monarchy and was annexed by India, becoming its 22nd state.
The World Fantasy Award for Best Collection is one of the World Fantasy Awards presented each year by the World Fantasy Convention for the best fantasy fiction published in English during the previous calendar year. The honor is given each year for collections of fantasy stories by a single author published in English. A collection can have any number of editors, and works in the collection may have been previously published; awards are also given out for anthologies of works by multiple authors in the anthology category. The World Fantasy Award for Best Collection has been awarded annually since 1975, though from 1977 through 1987 anthologies were admissible as nominees. Anthologies were split into a separate category beginning in 1988; during the 10 years they were admissible they won the award 7 times. During the 41 nomination years, 143 writers have had works nominated; 38 of them have won, including ties and co-authors. Only five writers or editors have won twice. Jeffrey Ford, Karen Joy Fowler, and Lucius Shepard won the regular collection award twice, out of three, two, and four nominations, respectively. Charles L. Grant and Kirby McCauley won multiple awards as editors of anthologies while those were eligible. (Full list...)
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