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Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of the Yellow Sea between the Russian and Japanese battleship fleets takes place.
American Civil War: Battle of Wilson's Creek: A mixed force of Confederate, Missouri State Guard, and Arkansas State troops defeat outnumbered attacking Union forces in the southwestern part of the st�
Finnish War: Swedish forces led by General von Döbeln defeat Russian forces led by General Šepelev in the Battle of Kauhajoki.
The Treaty of London between England and Scotland, ending the Bishops' Wars, is signed.
The Swedish warship Vasa sinks on her maiden voyage off Stockholm.
Battle of St. Quentin: Spanish victory over the French in the Italian War of 1551–59.
The naval Battle of Saint-Mathieu, during the War of the League of Cambrai, sees the simultaneous destruction of the Breton ship La Cordelière and the English ship The Regent.
First Indochina War: The French Union withdrew its forces from Operation Camargue against the Việt Minh in central modern-day Vietnam.
American Civil War: The first major battle west of the Mississippi River, the Battle of Wilson's Creek, was fought.
�penned a letter, signed by Albert Einstein and addressed to U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt, warning that Germany may develop atomic bombs, leading to the establishment of the Manhattan Project.
Vietnam War: The last United States ground combat unit leaves South Vietnam.
Spanish–American War: American troops enter the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
Peninsular War: French troops engage British-Portuguese forces in the Battle of Majadahonda.
Morean War: The 49-day Siege of Coron ends with the surrender and massacre of its garrison by the Venetians.
Franco-Dutch War: Forces of the Holy Roman Empire defeat the French in the Battle of Konzer Brücke.
Wars of Scottish Independence: Battle of Dupplin Moor: Scots under Domhnall II, Earl of Mar are routed by Edward Balliol.
Warren Brown, American historian and politician (died 1919)