1958
Warren Rodwell, Australian soldier, educator and musician
Warren Rodwell, Australian soldier, educator and musician
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1923
Wanda Janicka, Polish architect, participant in the Warsaw Uprising (died 2023)
Wanda Janicka, Polish architect, participant in the Warsaw Uprising (died 2023)
1953
Cold War: East Germany Workers Uprising: In East Germany, the Soviet Union orders a division of troops into East Berlin
Cold War: East Germany Workers Uprising: In East Germany, the Soviet Union orders a division of troops into East Berlin to quell a rebellion.
1877
American Indian Wars: Battle of White Bird Canyon: The Nez Perce defeat the U
American Indian Wars: Battle of White Bird Canyon: The Nez Perce defeat the U.S. Cavalry at White Bird Canyon in the Idaho Territory.
1876
American Indian Wars: Battle of the Rosebud: One thousand five hundred Sioux and Cheyenne led by Crazy Horse beat back G
American Indian Wars: Battle of the Rosebud: One thousand five hundred Sioux and Cheyenne led by Crazy Horse beat back General George Crook's forces at Rosebud Creek in Montana Territory.
1863
American Civil War: Battle of Aldie in the Gettysburg campaign
American Civil War: Battle of Aldie in the Gettysburg campaign.
1843
The Wairau Affray, the first serious clash of arms between Māori and British settlers in the New Zealand Wars, takes pla
The Wairau Affray, the first serious clash of arms between Māori and British settlers in the New Zealand Wars, takes place.
1775
American Revolutionary War: Colonists inflict heavy casualties on British forces while losing the Battle of Bunker Hill
American Revolutionary War: Colonists inflict heavy casualties on British forces while losing the Battle of Bunker Hill.
1900
Evelyn Irons, Scottish journalist and war correspondent (died 2000)
Evelyn Irons, Scottish journalist and war correspondent (died 2000)
1889
Lozen, Chiracaua Apache warrior woman (born ~1840)
Lozen, Chiracaua Apache warrior woman (born ~1840)
1734
Claude Louis Hector de Villars, French general and politician, French Secretary of State for War (born 1653)
Claude Louis Hector de Villars, French general and politician, French Secretary of State for War (born 1653)
1795
French Revolutionary Wars: Off the coast of Brittany, a Royal Navy squadron commanded by William Cornwallis (pictured) f
French Revolutionary Wars: Off the coast of Brittany, a Royal Navy squadron commanded by William Cornwallis (pictured) fended off a numerically superior French Navy fleet.
1775
American Revolutionary War: British forces took Bunker Hill outside of Boston, Massachusetts
American Revolutionary War: British forces took Bunker Hill outside of Boston, Massachusetts.
1462
Hungarian–Ottoman Wars: Wallachian forces led by Vlad Dracula attacked an Ottoman camp at night in an unsuccessful attem
Hungarian–Ottoman Wars: Wallachian forces led by Vlad Dracula attacked an Ottoman camp at night in an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Sultan Mehmed II.
1965
Vietnam War: The United States Air Force uses B-52 bombers to attack guerrilla fighters in South Vietnam
Vietnam War: The United States Air Force uses B-52 bombers to attack guerrilla fighters in South Vietnam.
1815
Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Waterloo results in the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte by the Duke of Wellington and Gebhar
Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Waterloo results in the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte by the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher forcing him to abdicate the throne of France for the sec�
1778
American Revolutionary War: The British Army abandons Philadelphia
American Revolutionary War: The British Army abandons Philadelphia.
1391
Tokhtamysh–Timur war: Battle of the Kondurcha River: Timur defeats Tokhtamysh of the Golden Horde in present-day southea
Tokhtamysh–Timur war: Battle of the Kondurcha River: Timur defeats Tokhtamysh of the Golden Horde in present-day southeast Russia.
860
Byzantine–Rus' War: A fleet of about 200 Rus' vessels sails into the Bosphorus and starts pillaging the suburbs of the B
Byzantine–Rus' War: A fleet of about 200 Rus' vessels sails into the Bosphorus and starts pillaging the suburbs of the Byzantine capital Constantinople.