1910
Gerda Taro, German war photographer (died 1937)
Gerda Taro, German war photographer (died 1937)
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1843
Robert Todd Lincoln, American lawyer and politician, 35th United States Secretary of War (died 1926)
Robert Todd Lincoln, American lawyer and politician, 35th United States Secretary of War (died 1926)
1970
Otto Heinrich Warburg, German physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1883)
Otto Heinrich Warburg, German physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1883)
1402
Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, English politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (born 1341)
Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, English politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (born 1341)
1991
U.S. president George H. W. Bush delivered a speech in the Ukrainian parliament in Kiev warning against independence…
U.S. president George H. W. Bush delivered a speech in the Ukrainian parliament in Kiev warning against independence from the Soviet Union.
1801
First Barbary War: USS Enterprise, an American schooner, captured the Tripolitan polacca Tripoli in a single-ship…
First Barbary War: USS Enterprise, an American schooner, captured the Tripolitan polacca Tripoli in a single-ship action off the coast of Libya.
1798
French Revolutionary Wars: The Battle of the Nile, between a British fleet commanded by Horatio Nelson and a French…
French Revolutionary Wars: The Battle of the Nile, between a British fleet commanded by Horatio Nelson and a French fleet under François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers, began at Aboukir Bay off the Egyptian�
902
Arab–Byzantine wars: Led by Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya, Aghlabid forces captured the Byzantine stronghold of Taormina,…
Arab–Byzantine wars: Led by Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya, Aghlabid forces captured the Byzantine stronghold of Taormina, concluding the Muslim conquest of Sicily.
30 BC
War of Actium: Octavian defeated the forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra at Alexandria, establishing Roman Egypt.
War of Actium: Octavian defeated the forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra at Alexandria, establishing Roman Egypt.
1923
U.S. Vice President Calvin Coolidge becomes president upon the death of President Warren G. Harding.
U.S. Vice President Calvin Coolidge becomes president upon the death of President Warren G. Harding.
1897
Anglo-Afghan War: The Siege of Malakand ends when a relief column is able to reach the British garrison in the…
Anglo-Afghan War: The Siege of Malakand ends when a relief column is able to reach the British garrison in the Malakand states.
1798
French Revolutionary Wars: The Battle of the Nile concludes in a British victory.
French Revolutionary Wars: The Battle of the Nile concludes in a British victory.
1923
Warren G. Harding, American journalist and politician, 29th president of the United States (born 1865)
Warren G. Harding, American journalist and politician, 29th president of the United States (born 1865)
1923
Calvin Coolidge became the 30th president of the United States after Warren G. Harding suffered a fatal heart attack.
Calvin Coolidge became the 30th president of the United States after Warren G. Harding suffered a fatal heart attack.
1914
The French army's general headquarters was activated in anticipation of war with Germany.
The French army's general headquarters was activated in anticipation of war with Germany.
1795
Treaty of Greenville is signed, ending the Northwest Indian War in the Ohio Country.
Treaty of Greenville is signed, ending the Northwest Indian War in the Ohio Country.
1645
Thirty Years' War: The Second Battle of Nördlingen sees French forces defeating those of the Holy Roman Empire.
Thirty Years' War: The Second Battle of Nördlingen sees French forces defeating those of the Holy Roman Empire.
1601
Long War: Austria captures Transylvania in the Battle of Goroszló.
Long War: Austria captures Transylvania in the Battle of Goroszló.
1347
Hundred Years' War: The French town of Calais capitulated to English forces after an eleven-month siege, ending the…
Hundred Years' War: The French town of Calais capitulated to English forces after an eleven-month siege, ending the Crécy campaign.