1944
World War II: The largest trade convoy of the world wars arrives safely in the Western Approaches.
World War II: The largest trade convoy of the world wars arrives safely in the Western Approaches.
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1943
World War II: After the Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 is rammed and sunk by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri, Lt. John F.…
World War II: After the Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 is rammed and sunk by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri, Lt. John F. Kennedy, future U.S. president, saves all but two of his crew.
1916
World War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto.
World War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto.
1914
World War I: The German occupation of Luxembourg begins.
World War I: The German occupation of Luxembourg begins.
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.
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.
1940
World War II: Italian forces begin the invasion of British Somaliland.
World War II: Italian forces begin the invasion of British Somaliland.
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.
1968
Konstantin Rokossovsky, Marshal of the Soviet Union during World War II (born 1896)
Konstantin Rokossovsky, Marshal of the Soviet Union during World War II (born 1896)
1943
Frumka Płotnicka, Polish resistance fighter during World War II (born 1914)
Frumka Płotnicka, Polish resistance fighter during World War II (born 1914)
1940
World War II: Italian forces began a conquest of British Somaliland, capturing the region in 16 days.
World War II: Italian forces began a conquest of British Somaliland, capturing the region in 16 days.
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.
2018
Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) expel the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from the…
Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) expel the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from the Iraq–Syria border, concluding the second phase of the Deir ez-Zor campaign.
1995
Operation Storm, the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence begins.
Operation Storm, the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence begins.
1969
Vietnam War: At the apartment of French intermediary Jean Sainteny in Paris, American representative Henry Kissinger…
Vietnam War: At the apartment of French intermediary Jean Sainteny in Paris, American representative Henry Kissinger and North Vietnamese representative Xuân Thuỷ begin secret peace negotiations. The�
1915
World War I: The German 12th Army occupies Warsaw during the Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive and the Great Retreat of 1915.
World War I: The German 12th Army occupies Warsaw during the Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive and the Great Retreat of 1915.
1814
War of 1812: The ultimately unsuccessful Siege of Fort Erie begins as British forces attempt to recapture the fort and…
War of 1812: The ultimately unsuccessful Siege of Fort Erie begins as British forces attempt to recapture the fort and drive American forces out of Canada.
1781
Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, a fleet of six East India Company ships sets sail from Fort Marlborough to raid the Dutch VOC…
Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, a fleet of six East India Company ships sets sail from Fort Marlborough to raid the Dutch VOC factories on the West coast of Sumatra including the major port of Padang.