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1921

August Nilsson, Swedish shot putter and tug of war competitor (born 1872)

August Nilsson, Swedish shot putter and tug of war competitor (born 1872)

1862

American Civil War: Confederate troops under Stonewall Jackson defeated a Union force at the Battle of Front Royal in Vi

American Civil War: Confederate troops under Stonewall Jackson defeated a Union force at the Battle of Front Royal in Virginia, taking around 700 prisoners.

1706

War of the Spanish Succession: The Grand Alliance armies routed the Franco-Spanish-Bavarian army in Ramillies, present-d

War of the Spanish Succession: The Grand Alliance armies routed the Franco-Spanish-Bavarian army in Ramillies, present-day Belgium.

1430

Hundred Years' War: Joan of Arc (pictured) was captured by Burgundian forces at the Siege of Compiègne

Hundred Years' War: Joan of Arc (pictured) was captured by Burgundian forces at the Siege of Compiègne.

1982

Liberation of Khorramshahr: Iranians recapture of the port city of Khorramshahr from the Iraqis during the Iran–Iraq War

Liberation of Khorramshahr: Iranians recapture of the port city of Khorramshahr from the Iraqis during the Iran–Iraq War.

1948

Arab–Israeli War: Egypt captures the Israeli kibbutz of Yad Mordechai, but the five-day effort gives Israeli forces time

Arab–Israeli War: Egypt captures the Israeli kibbutz of Yad Mordechai, but the five-day effort gives Israeli forces time to prepare enough to stop the Egyptian advance a week later.

1944

Börse Berlin building burns down after being hit in an air raid during World War II

Börse Berlin building burns down after being hit in an air raid during World War II.

1941

World War II: Battle of the Atlantic: In the Battle of the Denmark Strait, the German battleship Bismarck sinks the prid

World War II: Battle of the Atlantic: In the Battle of the Denmark Strait, the German battleship Bismarck sinks the pride of the Royal Navy, HMS Hood, killing all but three crewmen.

1900

Second Boer War: The United Kingdom annexes the Orange Free State

Second Boer War: The United Kingdom annexes the Orange Free State.

1667

The French Royal Army crosses the border into the Spanish Netherlands, starting the War of Devolution opposing France to

The French Royal Army crosses the border into the Spanish Netherlands, starting the War of Devolution opposing France to the Spanish Empire and the Triple Alliance.

1948

Arab–Israeli War: After five days of fighting, Egyptian forces captured the Israeli community of Yad Mordechai after the

Arab–Israeli War: After five days of fighting, Egyptian forces captured the Israeli community of Yad Mordechai after the defenders had abandoned it.

1941

Second World War: The German battleship Bismarck sank the British battlecruiser Hood at the Battle of the Denmark Strait

Second World War: The German battleship Bismarck sank the British battlecruiser Hood at the Battle of the Denmark Strait.

1667

Led by King Louis XIV, the French army invaded the Spanish Netherlands, beginning the War of Devolution

Led by King Louis XIV, the French army invaded the Spanish Netherlands, beginning the War of Devolution.

1982

Falklands War: HMS Coventry is sunk by Argentine Air Force A-4 Skyhawks

Falklands War: HMS Coventry is sunk by Argentine Air Force A-4 Skyhawks.

1940

World War II: The German 2nd Panzer Division captures the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer; the surrender of the last French and

World War II: The German 2nd Panzer Division captures the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer; the surrender of the last French and British troops marks the end of the Battle of Boulogne.

1938

Spanish Civil War: The bombing of Alicante kills 313 people

Spanish Civil War: The bombing of Alicante kills 313 people.

1738

A treaty between Pennsylvania and Maryland ends the Conojocular War with settlement of a boundary dispute and exchange o

A treaty between Pennsylvania and Maryland ends the Conojocular War with settlement of a boundary dispute and exchange of prisoners.

1940

Second World War: German troops captured Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, forcing British forces to evacuate via Dunkirk

Second World War: German troops captured Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, forcing British forces to evacuate via Dunkirk.

1782

American Revolutionary War: US Colonel William Crawford began a failed expedition to destroy British-allied American Ind

American Revolutionary War: US Colonel William Crawford began a failed expedition to destroy British-allied American Indian towns along the Sandusky River in the Ohio Country.

1972

Cold War: The United States and the Soviet Union sign the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty

Cold War: The United States and the Soviet Union sign the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.