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The House of Gediminas were the siblings, children, and grandchildren of Gediminas, Grand Duke of Lithuania (ca. 12751341). The Gediminid dynasty ruled the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from ca. 1285 or 1316 to 1572, eventually extending its territories from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea. Gediminas' origins are unclear, but recent research suggests that Skalmantas, an otherwise unknown historical figure, was Gediminas' grandfather or father, and could be considered the dynasty's founder. Because none of his brothers or sisters had known heirs, Gediminas, who sired at least twelve children, had the advantage in establishing sovereignty over his siblings. Known for his diplomatic skills, Gediminas arranged his children's marriages to suit the goals of his foreign policy: his sons consolidated Lithuanian power within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, while his daughters established or strengthened alliances with the rulers of areas in modern-day Russia, Ukraine, and Poland. Gediminas' many grandchildren and their descendants engaged in power struggles that continued well into the 15th century. Gediminas' grandchildren converted Lithuania to Christianity and inaugurated the first personal union with Poland. The dynasty came to an end in 1572, when Sigismund II Augustus died without producing a male heir. An airplane crashes near Manaus, the capital of Amazonas, Brazil, killing 24 people. In Victoria, Australia, bushfires (satellite image pictured) cause major property damage and kill at least 126 people. Madagascar police open fire on a protest in Antananarivo, killing at least 50 people and injuring hundreds. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves the clinical use of ATryn, the first medicine produced using genetically engineered animals. Severe winter conditions, including the heaviest snowfall for 18 years in South East England, disrupt air and road traffic and close schools across the United Kingdom and Ireland. The chairman of a Tokyo bedding supplier is arrested following the exposure of an investment scam, reportedly worth US$1.4 billion, involving the use of a quasi-currency, "Enten".