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Second World War: The German Army began the Massacre of the Acqui Division on the Greek island of Cephalonia, executing 5,155 Italian soldiers in the next five days.
World War I: The Battle of Nazareth ended with the British Empire victorious over the Ottomans.
World War II: A joint German–Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk is held to celebrate the successful invasion of Poland.
World War II: The Matanikau action on Guadalcanal begins: U.S. Marines attack Japanese units along the Matanikau River.
World War I: The Battle of Haifa takes place in present-day Israel, part of the Ottoman Empire at that time.
World War II: Surviving elements of the British 1st Airborne Division withdraw from Arnhem via Oosterbeek.
World War I: The end of the Battle of Megiddo, the climax of the British Army's Sinai and Palestine campaign under General Edmund Allenby.
World War I: The Second Battle of Champagne begins.
Second World War: British troops began their withdrawal from the Battle of Arnhem in the Netherlands, ending the Allies' Operation Market Garden in defeat.
Anti-globalization protests in Prague (some 20,000 protesters) turn violent during the IMF and World Bank summits.
World War I: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive began which would last until the total surrender of German forces.
World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood begins.
Eric Morley, English businessman and television host, founded the Miss World (died 2000)
World War II: The Soviet Red Army completed the Tallinn offensive, driving German forces out of Estonia.
World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood, part of the Battle of Passchendaele, began near Ypres, Belgium.
World War II: The Kassel Mission results in the largest loss by a USAAF group on any mission during the war.
World War II: Last day of the Matanikau action on Guadalcanal as United States Marines barely escape after being surrounded by Japanese forces.
World War II: The Greek National Liberation Front is established with Georgios Siantos as acting leader.
World War II: The Tripartite Pact is signed in Berlin by Germany, Japan and Italy.
