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1999

Georgia Wareham, Australian cricketer

Georgia Wareham, Australian cricketer

1949

Ward Cunningham, American computer programmer, developed the first wiki

Ward Cunningham, American computer programmer, developed the first wiki

1904

Tamurbek Dawletschin, Tatar author and prisoner of war (died 1983)

Tamurbek Dawletschin, Tatar author and prisoner of war (died 1983)

1998

Oklahoma City bombing: Michael Fortier is sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined $200,000 for failing to warn authori

Oklahoma City bombing: Michael Fortier is sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined $200,000 for failing to warn authorities about the terrorist plot.

1996

First Chechen War: Russian president Boris Yeltsin meets with Chechen rebels for the first time and negotiates a cease-f

First Chechen War: Russian president Boris Yeltsin meets with Chechen rebels for the first time and negotiates a cease-fire.

1988

Somaliland War of Independence: The Somali National Movement launches a major offensive against Somali government forces

Somaliland War of Independence: The Somali National Movement launches a major offensive against Somali government forces in Hargeisa and Burao, then the second- and third-largest cities of Somalia.

1965

Vietnam War: American warships begin the first bombardment of National Liberation Front targets within South Vietnam

Vietnam War: American warships begin the first bombardment of National Liberation Front targets within South Vietnam.

1905

Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima begins

Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima begins.

1863

American Civil War: The first Union infantry assault of the Siege of Port Hudson occurs

American Civil War: The first Union infantry assault of the Siege of Port Hudson occurs.

1860

Giuseppe Garibaldi begins the Siege of Palermo, part of the wars of Italian unification

Giuseppe Garibaldi begins the Siege of Palermo, part of the wars of Italian unification.

1813

War of 1812: In Canada, American forces capture Fort George

War of 1812: In Canada, American forces capture Fort George.

1799

War of the Second Coalition: Austrian forces defeat the French at Winterthur, Switzerland

War of the Second Coalition: Austrian forces defeat the French at Winterthur, Switzerland.

1595

A Gaelic Irish army successfully ambushes an English force in the battle of Clontibret during the Nine Years' War

A Gaelic Irish army successfully ambushes an English force in the battle of Clontibret during the Nine Years' War.

1819

Julia Ward Howe, American poet and songwriter (died 1910)

Julia Ward Howe, American poet and songwriter (died 1910)

1240

William de Warenne, 5th Earl of Surrey (born 1166)

William de Warenne, 5th Earl of Surrey (born 1166)

1995

Bosnian War: Forces of the Army of Republika Srpska captured a United Nations post at Vrbanja Bridge in Sarajevo; six so

Bosnian War: Forces of the Army of Republika Srpska captured a United Nations post at Vrbanja Bridge in Sarajevo; six soldiers of both sides were killed when French forces retook the post later in the�

1813

War of 1812: The troops of the U

War of 1812: The troops of the U.S. Army and vessels of the U.S. Navy cooperated in a successful amphibious assault to capture Fort George in Upper Canada.

1799

War of the Second Coalition: Austrian forces defeated the French Army of the Danube, capturing the strategically importa

War of the Second Coalition: Austrian forces defeated the French Army of the Danube, capturing the strategically important Swiss town of Winterthur.

1905

Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima ends with the destruction of the Russian Baltic Fleet by Admiral Tōgō Heihach

Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima ends with the destruction of the Russian Baltic Fleet by Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō and the Imperial Japanese Navy.

1644

English Civil War: Bolton Massacre by Royalist troops under the command of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby

English Civil War: Bolton Massacre by Royalist troops under the command of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby.