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1644

Second Battle of Newbury in the English Civil War.

1894

Fritz Sauckel, German sailor and politician, convicted Nuremberg war criminal (died 1946)

1944

Judith Auer, German World War II resistance fighter (born 1905)

1923 philip berrigan american priest and activist died 2002 10 05

1967

American Catholic priest Philip Berrigan led a protest against the Vietnam War by pouring blood over Selective Service…

American Catholic priest Philip Berrigan led a protest against the Vietnam War by pouring blood over Selective Service records in Baltimore, Maryland.

1914

World War I: The Royal Navy dreadnought HMS Audacious was sunk by a mine, but its loss was kept secret for four years.

1674

Franco-Dutch War: French forces surrender the fortress town of Grave to the Dutch army after a three month siege.

1944 world war ii american and australian forces landed on the j 09 15

1940

World War II: Greece rejects Italy's ultimatum. Italy invades Greece through Albania a few hours later.

1864

American Civil War: In East Tennessee, Union forces under General Alvan C. Gillem route Confederate troops under…

American Civil War: In East Tennessee, Union forces under General Alvan C. Gillem route Confederate troops under General John C. Vaughn during the Battle of Morristown.

1776

American Revolutionary War: British troops under General William Howe attack General George Washington's Continental…

American Revolutionary War: British troops under General William Howe attack General George Washington's Continental Army and capture Chatterton Hill in the Battle of White Plains during the New York�

1640

The Treaty of Ripon is signed, ending the hostilities of the Second Bishops' War.

1531

Abyssinian–Adal war: The Adal Sultanate seizes southern Ethiopia.

1516

Second Ottoman–Mamluk War: Mamluks fail to stop the Ottoman advance towards Egypt at the Battle of Yaunis Khan.

1940

World War II: Italy invaded Greece after Greek prime minister Ioannis Metaxas rejected Benito Mussolini's ultimatum…

World War II: Italy invaded Greece after Greek prime minister Ioannis Metaxas rejected Benito Mussolini's ultimatum demanding the cession of Greek territory.

1776

American Revolutionary War: As George Washington's Continental Army retreated northward from New York City, the…

American Revolutionary War: As George Washington's Continental Army retreated northward from New York City, the British Army captured the village of White Plains.

1955

The Soviet battleship Novorossiysk sinks after probably striking a World War II mine in the harbor at Sevastopol, with…

The Soviet battleship Novorossiysk sinks after probably striking a World War II mine in the harbor at Sevastopol, with a loss of more than 600 sailers.