1901
Zhang Xueliang, Chinese general and warlord (died 2001)
Zhang Xueliang, Chinese general and warlord (died 2001)
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2003
Felix de Weldon, Austrian-American sculptor, designed the Marine Corps War Memorial (born 1907)
Felix de Weldon, Austrian-American sculptor, designed the Marine Corps War Memorial (born 1907)
1938
John Flanagan, Irish-American hammer thrower and tug of war competitor (born 1873)
John Flanagan, Irish-American hammer thrower and tug of war competitor (born 1873)
1640
Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (born 1584)
Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (born 1584)
1781
American Revolutionary War: Jack Jouett (pictured) rode 40 miles (64 km) to warn Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia legis
American Revolutionary War: Jack Jouett (pictured) rode 40 miles (64 km) to warn Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia legislature of British cavalry who had been sent to capture them.
1602
Anglo-Spanish War: The English navy defeated a Spanish–Portuguese fleet off Sesimbra, Portugal, and captured a carrack
Anglo-Spanish War: The English navy defeated a Spanish–Portuguese fleet off Sesimbra, Portugal, and captured a carrack.
1961
Cold War: In the Vienna summit, the Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev sparks the Berlin Crisis by threatening to sign a s
Cold War: In the Vienna summit, the Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev sparks the Berlin Crisis by threatening to sign a separate peace treaty with East Germany and ending American, British and French a�
1862
American Civil War: Confederate troops evacuate Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River, leaving the way clear for Union tr
American Civil War: Confederate troops evacuate Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River, leaving the way clear for Union troops to take Memphis, Tennessee.
1859
Italian Independence wars: In the Battle of Magenta, the French army, under Louis-Napoleon, defeat the Austrian army
Italian Independence wars: In the Battle of Magenta, the French army, under Louis-Napoleon, defeat the Austrian army.
1825
General Lafayette, a French officer in the American Revolutionary War, speaks at what would become Lafayette Square in B
General Lafayette, a French officer in the American Revolutionary War, speaks at what would become Lafayette Square in Buffalo, New York, during his visit to the United States.
2015
Anne Warburton, British academic and diplomat, British Ambassador to Denmark (born 1927)
Anne Warburton, British academic and diplomat, British Ambassador to Denmark (born 1927)
1781
American Revolutionary War: Jack Jouett rode 40 miles (64 km) to warn Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia legislature of B
American Revolutionary War: Jack Jouett rode 40 miles (64 km) to warn Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia legislature of British cavalry who had been sent to capture them.
2000
The Six-Day War in Kisangani begins in Kisangani, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, between Ugandan and Rwandan f
The Six-Day War in Kisangani begins in Kisangani, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, between Ugandan and Rwandan forces. A large part of the city is destroyed.
1997
The Second Republic of the Congo Civil War begins
The Second Republic of the Congo Civil War begins.
1975
The Suez Canal opens for the first time since the Six-Day War
The Suez Canal opens for the first time since the Six-Day War.
1967
The Six-Day War begins: Israel launches surprise strikes against Egyptian air-fields in response to the mobilisation of
The Six-Day War begins: Israel launches surprise strikes against Egyptian air-fields in response to the mobilisation of Egyptian forces on the Israeli border.
1963
The British Secretary of State for War, John Profumo, resigns in a sex scandal known as the "Profumo affair"
The British Secretary of State for War, John Profumo, resigns in a sex scandal known as the "Profumo affair".
1900
Second Boer War: British soldiers take Pretoria
Second Boer War: British soldiers take Pretoria.
1864
American Civil War: Battle of Piedmont: Union forces under General David Hunter defeat a Confederate army at Piedmont, V
American Civil War: Battle of Piedmont: Union forces under General David Hunter defeat a Confederate army at Piedmont, Virginia, taking nearly 1,000 prisoners.