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1763

Odawa Chief Pontiac's forces defeat British troops at the Battle of Bloody Run during Pontiac's War.

Odawa Chief Pontiac's forces defeat British troops at the Battle of Bloody Run during Pontiac's War.

1667

The treaty of Breda ends the second Anglo-Dutch War and grants England in possession of New Amsterdam.

The treaty of Breda ends the second Anglo-Dutch War and grants England in possession of New Amsterdam.

1655

Russo-Polish War (1654–67): The Russian army enters the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Vilnius, which it…

Russo-Polish War (1654–67): The Russian army enters the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Vilnius, which it holds for six years.

1423

Hundred Years' War: Battle of Cravant: A Franco-Scottish army is defeated by the Anglo-Burgundians at Cravant on the…

Hundred Years' War: Battle of Cravant: A Franco-Scottish army is defeated by the Anglo-Burgundians at Cravant on the banks of the river Yonne.

1946

Leaders of the Russian Liberation Army, a force of Russian prisoners of war that collaborated with Nazi Germany, are…

Leaders of the Russian Liberation Army, a force of Russian prisoners of war that collaborated with Nazi Germany, are executed in Moscow, Soviet Union for treason.

1927

The Nanchang Uprising marks the first significant battle in the Chinese Civil War between the Kuomintang and Chinese…

�Uprising marks the first significant battle in the Chinese Civil War between the Kuomintang and Chinese Communist Party. This day is commemorated as the anniversary of the founding of the People's Li�

1801

First Barbary War: The American schooner USS Enterprise captures the Tripolitan polacca Tripoli in a single-ship…

First Barbary War: The American schooner USS Enterprise captures the Tripolitan polacca Tripoli in a single-ship action off the coast of modern-day Libya.

1798

French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile (Battle of Aboukir Bay): Battle begins when a British fleet engages the…

French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile (Battle of Aboukir Bay): Battle begins when a British fleet engages the French Revolutionary Navy fleet in an unusual night action.

1759

Seven Years' War: The Battle of Minden, an allied Anglo-German army victory over the French. In Britain this was one…

Seven Years' War: The Battle of Minden, an allied Anglo-German army victory over the French. In Britain this was one of a number of events that constituted the Annus Mirabilis of 1759 and is celebrate�

1923

U.S. Vice President Calvin Coolidge becomes president upon the death of President Warren G. Harding.

U.S. Vice President Calvin Coolidge becomes president upon the death of President Warren G. Harding.

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.

1798

French Revolutionary Wars: The Battle of the Nile concludes in a British victory.

French Revolutionary Wars: The Battle of the Nile concludes in a British victory.

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.

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�

1944

The Holocaust: A tip from a Dutch informer leads the Gestapo to a sealed-off area in an Amsterdam warehouse, where…

The Holocaust: A tip from a Dutch informer leads the Gestapo to a sealed-off area in an Amsterdam warehouse, where they find and arrest Jewish diarist Anne Frank, her family, and four others.

1873

American Indian Wars: While protecting a railroad survey party in Montana, the United States 7th Cavalry, under…

American Indian Wars: While protecting a railroad survey party in Montana, the United States 7th Cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer clashes for the first time with the Cheyenne�