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1946

Ion Antonescu, "Conducator" ("Leader") of Romania during World War II, is executed

Ion Antonescu, "Conducator" ("Leader") of Romania during World War II, is executed.

1941

World War II: The Battle of Crete ends as Crete capitulates to Germany

World War II: The Battle of Crete ends as Crete capitulates to Germany.

1918

World War I: Western Front: Battle of Belleau Wood: Allied Forces under John J

World War I: Western Front: Battle of Belleau Wood: Allied Forces under John J. Pershing and James Harbord engage Imperial German Forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince.

1913

The Greek–Serbian Treaty of Alliance is signed, paving the way for the Second Balkan War

The Greek–Serbian Treaty of Alliance is signed, paving the way for the Second Balkan War.

1862

American Civil War: Peninsula Campaign: The Battle of Seven Pines (or the Battle of Fair Oaks) ends inconclusively, with

American Civil War: Peninsula Campaign: The Battle of Seven Pines (or the Battle of Fair Oaks) ends inconclusively, with both sides claiming victory.

1861

American Civil War: The Battle of Fairfax Court House is fought

American Civil War: The Battle of Fairfax Court House is fought.

1854

Åland War: The British navy destroys merchant ships and about 16,000 tar barrels of the wholesale stocks area in Oulu, G

Åland War: The British navy destroys merchant ships and about 16,000 tar barrels of the wholesale stocks area in Oulu, Grand Duchy of Finland.

1676

Battle of Öland: allied Danish-Dutch forces defeat the Swedish navy in the Baltic Sea, during the Scanian War (1675–79)

Battle of Öland: allied Danish-Dutch forces defeat the Swedish navy in the Baltic Sea, during the Scanian War (1675–79).

1648

The Roundheads defeat the Cavaliers at the Battle of Maidstone in the Second English Civil War

The Roundheads defeat the Cavaliers at the Battle of Maidstone in the Second English Civil War.

1941

World War II: German paratroopers murder Greek civilians in the villages of Kondomari and Alikianos

World War II: German paratroopers murder Greek civilians in the villages of Kondomari and Alikianos.

1942

World War II: Japan begins the Aleutian Islands Campaign by bombing Unalaska Island

World War II: Japan begins the Aleutian Islands Campaign by bombing Unalaska Island.

1941

World War II: The Wehrmacht razes the Greek village of Kandanos to the ground and murders 180 of its inhabitants

World War II: The Wehrmacht razes the Greek village of Kandanos to the ground and murders 180 of its inhabitants.

1940

World War II: During the Battle of France, the Luftwaffe bombs Paris

World War II: During the Battle of France, the Luftwaffe bombs Paris.

1864

American Civil War: Union forces under Ulysses S

American Civil War: Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant sustain heavy casualties attacking Confederate troops under Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Cold Harbor in Hanover County, Virginia.

1863

American Civil War: Robert E

American Civil War: Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia begin marching to invade the North for a second time, starting the Gettysburg campaign.

1861

American Civil War: Battle of Philippi (also called the Philippi Races): Union forces rout Confederate troops in Barbour

American Civil War: Battle of Philippi (also called the Philippi Races): Union forces rout Confederate troops in Barbour County, Virginia, now West Virginia.

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�

1944

World War II: The United States Fifth Army captures Rome, although much of the German Fourteenth Army is able to withdra

World War II: The United States Fifth Army captures Rome, although much of the German Fourteenth Army is able to withdraw to the north.

1942

World War II: The Battle of Midway begins

World War II: The Battle of Midway begins. Japanese Admiral Chūichi Nagumo orders a strike on Midway Island by much of the Imperial Japanese Navy.

1942

World War II: Gustaf Mannerheim, the Commander-in-Chief of the Finnish Army, is granted the title of Marshal of Finland

World War II: Gustaf Mannerheim, the Commander-in-Chief of the Finnish Army, is granted the title of Marshal of Finland by the government on his 75th birthday. On the same day, Adolf Hitler arrives in�