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World War I: During the East African Campaign, colonial forces of the Belgian Congo (Force Publique) under the command of Charles Tombeur capture the town of Tabora after heavy fighting.
Franco-Prussian War: The siege of Paris begins. The city held out for over four months before surrendering.
American Civil War: Union troops under Philip Sheridan defeat a Confederate force commanded by Jubal Early. With over 50,000 troops engaged, it was the largest battle fought in the Shenandoah Valley.
American Civil War: Union troops under William Rosecrans defeat a Confederate force commanded by Sterling Price.
Earl R. Fox, U.S. Navy and Coast Guard veteran; last active U.S. servicemember to serve in World War II (died 2012)
Judith Auer, German World War II resistance fighter (died 1944)
Earl R. Fox, U.S. Navy and Coast Guard veteran; last active U.S. servicemember to serve in World War II (born 1919)
Korean War: A North Korean attack was repelled by Allied forces at the Battle of Nam River.
World War II: Polish resistance leader Witold Pilecki allowed himself to be captured by German forces and sent to Auschwitz to gather intelligence.
American Civil War: The Battle of Chickamauga began in northwestern Georgia and would end in the most significant Union defeat in the Western Theater.
Hundred Years' War: English forces led by Edward the Black Prince decisively won the Battle of Poitiers and captured John II of France.
In an address to a joint session of Congress and the American people, U.S. President George W. Bush declares a "war on terror".
Following the Battle of Burki, the Indian Army captures Dograi in during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.
Irish War of Independence: British police known as "Black and Tans" burn the town of Balbriggan and kill two local men in revenge for an IRA assassination.
American Civil War: The Battle of Chickamauga, in northwestern Georgia, ends in a Confederate victory.
Crimean War: British and French troops defeat Russians at the Battle of Alma.
The decade-long Ragamuffin War starts when rebels capture Porto Alegre in Brazil.
Second World War: Allied forces captured San Marino from the German Army.
World War II: Australian troops led by Gordon Grimsley King defeated Imperial Japanese forces at the Battle of Kaiapit in New Guinea.
Irish War of Independence: British auxiliary police officers known as Black and Tans went on a rampage in Balbriggan, burning more than fifty homes and businesses and killing two people.