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1942

World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy midget submarines begin a series of attacks on Sydney, Australia

World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy midget submarines begin a series of attacks on Sydney, Australia.

1941

Anglo-Iraqi War: The United Kingdom completes the re-occupation of Iraq and returns 'Abd al-Ilah to power as regent for

Anglo-Iraqi War: The United Kingdom completes the re-occupation of Iraq and returns 'Abd al-Ilah to power as regent for Faisal II.

1864

American Civil War: Overland Campaign: Battle of Cold Harbor: The Army of Northern Virginia engages the Army of the Poto

American Civil War: Overland Campaign: Battle of Cold Harbor: The Army of Northern Virginia engages the Army of the Potomac.

1862

American Civil War: Peninsula Campaign: Confederate forces under Joseph E

American Civil War: Peninsula Campaign: Confederate forces under Joseph E. Johnston and G.W. Smith engage Union forces under George B. McClellan outside the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia.

1882

Sándor Festetics, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of War (died 1956)

Sándor Festetics, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of War (died 1956)

1902

The Second Boer War came to an end with the signing of the Treaty of Vereeniging in Pretoria, South Africa

The Second Boer War came to an end with the signing of the Treaty of Vereeniging in Pretoria, South Africa.

1862

American Civil War: Confederate troops under Joseph E

American Civil War: Confederate troops under Joseph E. Johnston and G. W. Smith engaged Union forces under George B. McClellan at the Battle of Seven Pines outside Richmond, Virginia.

1990

Cold War: George H

Cold War: George H. W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev sign a treaty to end chemical weapon production.

1962

Adolf Eichmann, former SS officer in Nazi Germany, is hanged in Israel for having committed crimes against humanity, war

Adolf Eichmann, former SS officer in Nazi Germany, is hanged in Israel for having committed crimes against humanity, war crimes, and other offenses.

1946

Ion Antonescu, "Conducator" ("Leader") of Romania during World War II, is executed

Ion Antonescu, "Conducator" ("Leader") of Romania during World War II, is executed.

1941

World War II: The Battle of Crete ends as Crete capitulates to Germany

World War II: The Battle of Crete ends as Crete capitulates to Germany.

1918

World War I: Western Front: Battle of Belleau Wood: Allied Forces under John J

World War I: Western Front: Battle of Belleau Wood: Allied Forces under John J. Pershing and James Harbord engage Imperial German Forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince.

1913

The Greek–Serbian Treaty of Alliance is signed, paving the way for the Second Balkan War

The Greek–Serbian Treaty of Alliance is signed, paving the way for the Second Balkan War.

1862

American Civil War: Peninsula Campaign: The Battle of Seven Pines (or the Battle of Fair Oaks) ends inconclusively, with

American Civil War: Peninsula Campaign: The Battle of Seven Pines (or the Battle of Fair Oaks) ends inconclusively, with both sides claiming victory.

1861

American Civil War: The Battle of Fairfax Court House is fought

American Civil War: The Battle of Fairfax Court House is fought.

1854

Åland War: The British navy destroys merchant ships and about 16,000 tar barrels of the wholesale stocks area in Oulu, G

Åland War: The British navy destroys merchant ships and about 16,000 tar barrels of the wholesale stocks area in Oulu, Grand Duchy of Finland.

1676

Battle of Öland: allied Danish-Dutch forces defeat the Swedish navy in the Baltic Sea, during the Scanian War (1675–79)

Battle of Öland: allied Danish-Dutch forces defeat the Swedish navy in the Baltic Sea, during the Scanian War (1675–79).

1648

The Roundheads defeat the Cavaliers at the Battle of Maidstone in the Second English Civil War

The Roundheads defeat the Cavaliers at the Battle of Maidstone in the Second English Civil War.

1823

Louis-Nicolas Davout, French general and politician, French Minister of War (born 1770)

Louis-Nicolas Davout, French general and politician, French Minister of War (born 1770)

1815

Louis-Alexandre Berthier, French general and politician, French Minister of War (born 1753)

Louis-Alexandre Berthier, French general and politician, French Minister of War (born 1753)