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1779

American Revolutionary War: The Great Siege of Gibraltar begins

American Revolutionary War: The Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.

1340

Hundred Years' War: Battle of Sluys: The French fleet is almost completely destroyed by the English fleet commanded pers

Hundred Years' War: Battle of Sluys: The French fleet is almost completely destroyed by the English fleet commanded personally by King Edward III.

1314

First War of Scottish Independence: The Battle of Bannockburn concludes with a decisive victory by Scottish forces led b

First War of Scottish Independence: The Battle of Bannockburn concludes with a decisive victory by Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce.

1813

Henry Ward Beecher, American minister and reformer (died 1887)

Henry Ward Beecher, American minister and reformer (died 1887)

1314

Robert de Clifford, 1st Baron de Clifford, English soldier and politician, Lord Warden of the Marches (born 1274)

Robert de Clifford, 1st Baron de Clifford, English soldier and politician, Lord Warden of the Marches (born 1274)

1088

William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey, Norman nobleman

William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey, Norman nobleman

1812

Napoleonic Wars: Led by Napoleon, the French Grande Armée crossed the Neman, beginning their invasion of Russia

Napoleonic Wars: Led by Napoleon, the French Grande Armée crossed the Neman, beginning their invasion of Russia.

1340

Hundred Years' War: The English fleet commanded by Edward III almost completely destroyed the French fleet at the Battle

Hundred Years' War: The English fleet commanded by Edward III almost completely destroyed the French fleet at the Battle of Sluys.

1314

In the decisive battle of the First War of Scottish Independence, Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeated Engli

In the decisive battle of the First War of Scottish Independence, Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeated English troops under Edward II near Bannockburn, Scotland.

2022

Russo-Ukrainian War: The Battle of Sievierodonetsk ends after weeks of heavy fighting with the Russian capture of the ci

Russo-Ukrainian War: The Battle of Sievierodonetsk ends after weeks of heavy fighting with the Russian capture of the city, leading to the Battle of Lysychansk.

1960

Cold War: Two cryptographers working for the United States National Security Agency left for vacation to Mexico, and fro

Cold War: Two cryptographers working for the United States National Security Agency left for vacation to Mexico, and from there defected to the Soviet Union.

1950

The Korean War begins with the invasion of South Korea by North Korea

The Korean War begins with the invasion of South Korea by North Korea.

1913

American Civil War veterans begin arriving at the Great Reunion of 1913

American Civil War veterans begin arriving at the Great Reunion of 1913.

1876

American Indian Wars: Battle of the Little Bighorn: 300 men of the U

American Indian Wars: Battle of the Little Bighorn: 300 men of the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer are wiped out by 5,000 Lakota, Cheyenne and Arapaho, led b�

1658

Spanish forces fail to retake Jamaica at the Battle of Rio Nuevo during the Anglo-Spanish War

Spanish forces fail to retake Jamaica at the Battle of Rio Nuevo during the Anglo-Spanish War.

1258

War of Saint Sabas: In the Battle of Acre, the Venetians defeat a larger Genoese fleet sailing to relieve Acre

War of Saint Sabas: In the Battle of Acre, the Venetians defeat a larger Genoese fleet sailing to relieve Acre.

1995

Warren E

Warren E. Burger, Fifteenth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (born 1907)

1579

Hatano Hideharu, Japanese warlord (born 1541)

Hatano Hideharu, Japanese warlord (born 1541)

1950

The Korean War began with North Korean forces launching a pre-dawn raid over the 38th parallel into South Korea

The Korean War began with North Korean forces launching a pre-dawn raid over the 38th parallel into South Korea.

1658

Anglo-Spanish War: The largest battle ever fought on Jamaica, the three-day Battle of Rio Nuevo, began

Anglo-Spanish War: The largest battle ever fought on Jamaica, the three-day Battle of Rio Nuevo, began.