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David Humphreys (soldier), American Revolutionary War colonel, politician, foreign minister and entrepreneur.
Costas Georgiou, Cypriot-born British mercenary in the Angolan Civil War (born 1951)
Irish War of Independence: One day after a truce was agreed between the Irish Republican Army and British forces, violence broke out between Catholics and Protestants in Belfast.
Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660): Henry Morgan with an English privateer force landed at Porto Bello (in modern-day Panama) in an attempt to capture the Spanish city.
English Civil War: The Parliamentarians destroyed the last Royalist field army at the Battle of Langport, ultimately giving Parliament control of the west of England.
Peggy Shippen, American wife of Benedict Arnold and American Revolutionary War spy (died 1804)
American Civil War: Confederate forces under Jubal Early began an unsuccessful attempt to capture Washington, D.C..
Franco-Flemish War: Flemish infantry defeated a large French army near Kortrijk at the Battle of the Golden Spurs.
World War II: Allied invasion of Sicily: German and Italian troops launch a counter-attack on Allied forces in Sicily.
World War II: Vichy France regime is formally established. Philippe Pétain becomes Chief of the French State.
A truce in the Irish War of Independence comes into effect.
The British Mediterranean Fleet begins the Bombardment of Alexandria in Egypt as part of the Anglo-Egyptian War.
American Civil War: Battle of Fort Stevens; Confederate forces attempt to invade Washington, D.C.
The United States Marine Corps is re-established; they had been disbanded after the American Revolutionary War.
Arab–Israeli War: Israel Defense Forces officer Yitzhak Rabin signed an order to expel Palestinians from the towns of Lydda and Ramle.
World War II: German and Soviet forces engaged each other at the Battle of Prokhorovka (tanks pictured), one of the largest tank battles in military history.
Second Balkan War: The Serbian Army began the Siege of Vidin, which they abandoned six days later when an armistice between the Serbs and Bulgarians was signed.
Syrian Civil War: Government forces target the homes of rebels and activists in Tremseh and kill anywhere between 68 and 150 people.
A cross-border raid by Hezbollah militants starts the 2006 Lebanon War.
World War II: Battle of Kursk: German and Soviet forces engage in the Battle of Prokhorovka, one of the largest armored engagements of all time.