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1909

Lim Bo Seng, Chinese businessman, resistance fighter of Force 136 and war hero of Singapore (died 1944)

Lim Bo Seng, Chinese businessman, resistance fighter of Force 136 and war hero of Singapore (died 1944)

1777

American Revolutionary War: British Army regulars defeated Patriot militias in the Battle of Ridgefield, galvanizing res

American Revolutionary War: British Army regulars defeated Patriot militias in the Battle of Ridgefield, galvanizing resistance in the Connecticut Colony.

1522

Four Years' War: The combined forces of Spain and the Papal States defeated a French and Venetian army at the Battle of

Four Years' War: The combined forces of Spain and the Papal States defeated a French and Venetian army at the Battle of Bicocca.

1970

Vietnam War: US President Richard Nixon formally authorizes American combat troops to take part in the Cambodian campaig

Vietnam War: US President Richard Nixon formally authorizes American combat troops to take part in the Cambodian campaign.

1967

Vietnam War: Boxer Muhammad Ali refuses his induction into the United States Army and is subsequently stripped of his ch

Vietnam War: Boxer Muhammad Ali refuses his induction into the United States Army and is subsequently stripped of his championship and license.

1944

World War II: Nine German E-boats attack US and UK units during Exercise Tiger, the rehearsal for the Normandy landings,

World War II: Nine German E-boats attack US and UK units during Exercise Tiger, the rehearsal for the Normandy landings, killing 946.

1945

World War II: Benito Mussolini, the deposed fascist dictator of Italy, was executed by partisans in Giulino

World War II: Benito Mussolini, the deposed fascist dictator of Italy, was executed by partisans in Giulino.

1941

World War II: Presaging a campaign of genocide against the Serbs of Croatia, around 190 people were massacred by members

World War II: Presaging a campaign of genocide against the Serbs of Croatia, around 190 people were massacred by members of the Ustaše movement in Gudovac.

1783

Second Anglo-Mysore War: British troops surrendered the fortress of Bednore in southwestern India to French and Mysorean

Second Anglo-Mysore War: British troops surrendered the fortress of Bednore in southwestern India to French and Mysorean forces; many of the prisoners were later murdered.

1975

Vietnam War: The North Vietnamese Army completes its capture of all parts of South Vietnam-held Trường Sa Islands

Vietnam War: The North Vietnamese Army completes its capture of all parts of South Vietnam-held Trường Sa Islands.

1970

Vietnam War: United States and South Vietnamese forces invade Cambodia to interdict the Ho Chi Minh Trail in an attempt

Vietnam War: United States and South Vietnamese forces invade Cambodia to interdict the Ho Chi Minh Trail in an attempt to cut off supplies to the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese Army.

1945

World War II: The Surrender of Caserta is signed by the commander of German forces in Italy

World War II: The Surrender of Caserta is signed by the commander of German forces in Italy.

1945

World War II: Airdrops of food begin over German-occupied regions of the Netherlands

World War II: Airdrops of food begin over German-occupied regions of the Netherlands.

1945

World War II: Adolf Hitler marries his longtime partner Eva Braun in a Berlin bunker and designates Admiral Karl Dönitz

World War II: Adolf Hitler marries his longtime partner Eva Braun in a Berlin bunker and designates Admiral Karl Dönitz as his successor.

1916

World War I: The UK's 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrend

World War I: The UK's 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point.

1862

American Civil War: The Capture of New Orleans by Union forces under David Farragut

American Civil War: The Capture of New Orleans by Union forces under David Farragut.

1862

American Civil War: The Siege of Corinth begins as Union forces under General Henry Halleck move to engage Confederate f

American Civil War: The Siege of Corinth begins as Union forces under General Henry Halleck move to engage Confederate forces led by General P. G. T. Beauregard.

1861

Maryland in the American Civil War: Maryland's House of Delegates votes not to secede from the Union

Maryland in the American Civil War: Maryland's House of Delegates votes not to secede from the Union.

1781

American Revolutionary War: British and French ships clash in the Battle of Fort Royal off the coast of Martinique

American Revolutionary War: British and French ships clash in the Battle of Fort Royal off the coast of Martinique.

1521

Swedish War of Liberation: Swedish troops defeat a Danish force in the Battle of Västerås

Swedish War of Liberation: Swedish troops defeat a Danish force in the Battle of Västerås.