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World War II: The German submarine U-47 sinks the British battleship HMS Royal Oak within her harbour at Scapa Flow, Scotland.
After the Irish Civil War the 1923 Irish hunger strikes were undertaken by thousands of Irish republican prisoners protesting the continuation of their internment without trial.
World War I: Bulgaria joins the Central Powers.
American Civil War: Confederate troops under the command of A. P. Hill fail to drive the Union Army completely out of Virginia.
Seven Years' War: Frederick the Great suffers a rare defeat at the Battle of Hochkirch.
Sail Mohamed, Algerian anarchist and Spanish Civil War veteran (died 1953)
Émile Sarrade, French rugby player and tug of war competitor (born 1877)
World War II: During the second raid on Schweinfurt, the U.S. 8th Air Force suffered so many losses that it lost air supremacy over Germany for several months.
Second World War: During the Blitz, a semi-armour-piercing fragmentation bomb fell on the road above Balham station in London, which was being used as an air raid shelter, killing at least 64 people.
Second World War: The German submarine U-47 torpedoed and sank the Royal Navy battleship HMS Royal Oak while the latter was anchored at Scapa Flow in Orkney, Scotland.
American Civil War: In the Battle of Bristoe Station, the Union II Corps surprised and repelled the Confederate attack on the Union rearguard, resulting in a Union victory.
Third Silesian War: At the Battle of Hochkirch, an Austrian army under Leopold Joseph von Daun surprised the Prussians commanded by Frederick the Great, overwhelming them and forcing a general retreat�
Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to lessen Cold War tensions and open up his nation.
World War II: Germany replaces the Hungarian government after Hungary announces an armistice with the Soviet Union.
American Civil War: The Union garrison of Glasgow, Missouri surrenders to Confederate forces.
The Battle of Raft Swamp marks the last battle fought in North Carolina during the American Revolutionary War with a Patriot victory. It occurred four days before the British surrender at Yorktown.
August Nilsson, Swedish pole vaulter, shot putter, and tug of war competitor (died 1921)
Hermann Göring, German general and Nazi politician, convicted Nuremberg war criminal (born 1893)
Sergey Vyazmitinov, Russian general and politician, War Governor of Saint Petersburg (born 1744)
American Civil War: Confederate forces captured Glasgow, Missouri, although it had little long-term benefit as Price's Missouri Expedition was defeated a week later.