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1941 second sino japanese war about 4000 people died of asphyxi 06 05

1938

Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Wuhan starts

Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Wuhan starts.

1783 american revolutionary war colberts raid a spanish garris 04 17

1775

The American Revolutionary War's first naval engagement, the Battle of Machias, results in the capture of a small Britis

The American Revolutionary War's first naval engagement, the Battle of Machias, results in the capture of a small British naval vessel.

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1429

Hundred Years' War: Start of the Battle of Jargeau

Hundred Years' War: Start of the Battle of Jargeau.

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173

Marcomannic Wars: The Roman army in Moravia is encircled by the Quadi, who have broken the peace treaty (171)

Marcomannic Wars: The Roman army in Moravia is encircled by the Quadi, who have broken the peace treaty (171). In a violent thunderstorm emperor Marcus Aurelius defeats and subdues them in the so-call�

1943

Ray Warren, Australian sportscaster

1937

Robin Warren, Australian pathologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2024)

1741

Joseph Warren, American physician and general (died 1775)

1446

Henry de Beauchamp, 1st Duke of Warwick (born 1425)

1775

The Battle of Machias, the first naval engagement of the American Revolutionary War, commenced in and around the port of

The Battle of Machias, the first naval engagement of the American Revolutionary War, commenced in and around the port of Machias in what is now eastern Maine.

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806

Arab–Byzantine wars: The Abbasid army departed Raqqa in northern Syria to begin an invasion of Byzantine-controlled Asia

Arab–Byzantine wars: The Abbasid army departed Raqqa in northern Syria to begin an invasion of Byzantine-controlled Asia Minor.

1999

Kosovo War: Operation Joint Guardian begins when a NATO-led United Nations peacekeeping force, Kosovo Force (KFor), ente

Kosovo War: Operation Joint Guardian begins when a NATO-led United Nations peacekeeping force, Kosovo Force (KFor), enters the province of Kosovo in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

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1987

Cold War: At the Brandenburg Gate, U

Cold War: At the Brandenburg Gate, U.S. President Ronald Reagan publicly challenges Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.

1935

A ceasefire is negotiated between Bolivia and Paraguay, ending the Chaco War

A ceasefire is negotiated between Bolivia and Paraguay, ending the Chaco War.

1863 american civil war griersons raid begins troops under uni 04 17

1864

American Civil War, Overland Campaign: Battle of Cold Harbor: Ulysses S

American Civil War, Overland Campaign: Battle of Cold Harbor: Ulysses S. Grant gives the Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee a victory when he pulls his Union troops from their position at Cold Har�

1775

American War of Independence: British general Thomas Gage declares martial law in Massachusetts

American War of Independence: British general Thomas Gage declares martial law in Massachusetts. The British offer a pardon to all colonists who lay down their arms. There would be only two exceptions�

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1758

French and Indian War: Siege of Louisbourg: James Wolfe's attack at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, commences

French and Indian War: Siege of Louisbourg: James Wolfe's attack at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, commences.

1653

First Anglo-Dutch War: The Battle of the Gabbard begins, lasting until the following day

First Anglo-Dutch War: The Battle of the Gabbard begins, lasting until the following day.

1429

Hundred Years' War: On the second day of the Battle of Jargeau, Joan of Arc leads the French army in their capture of th

Hundred Years' War: On the second day of the Battle of Jargeau, Joan of Arc leads the French army in their capture of the city and the English commander, William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk.

1418

Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War: Parisians slaughter sympathizers of Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac, along with all prison

Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War: Parisians slaughter sympathizers of Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac, along with all prisoners, foreign bankers, and students and faculty of the College of Navarre.

1963

Warwick Capper, Australian footballer, coach, and actor

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