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1667

The Second Anglo-Dutch War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Breda.

The Second Anglo-Dutch War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Breda.

1946

Leaders of the Russian Liberation Army, a force of Russian prisoners of war that collaborated with Nazi Germany, are…

Leaders of the Russian Liberation Army, a force of Russian prisoners of war that collaborated with Nazi Germany, are executed in Moscow, Soviet Union for treason.

1927

The Nanchang Uprising marks the first significant battle in the Chinese Civil War between the Kuomintang and Chinese…

�Uprising marks the first significant battle in the Chinese Civil War between the Kuomintang and Chinese Communist Party. This day is commemorated as the anniversary of the founding of the People's Li�

1801

First Barbary War: The American schooner USS Enterprise captures the Tripolitan polacca Tripoli in a single-ship…

First Barbary War: The American schooner USS Enterprise captures the Tripolitan polacca Tripoli in a single-ship action off the coast of modern-day Libya.

1798

French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile (Battle of Aboukir Bay): Battle begins when a British fleet engages the…

French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile (Battle of Aboukir Bay): Battle begins when a British fleet engages the French Revolutionary Navy fleet in an unusual night action.

1759

Seven Years' War: The Battle of Minden, an allied Anglo-German army victory over the French. In Britain this was one…

Seven Years' War: The Battle of Minden, an allied Anglo-German army victory over the French. In Britain this was one of a number of events that constituted the Annus Mirabilis of 1759 and is celebrate�

1963

Dean Wareham, New Zealand singer-songwriter and guitarist

Dean Wareham, New Zealand singer-songwriter and guitarist

1910

Gerda Taro, German war photographer (died 1937)

Gerda Taro, German war photographer (died 1937)

1843

Robert Todd Lincoln, American lawyer and politician, 35th United States Secretary of War (died 1926)

Robert Todd Lincoln, American lawyer and politician, 35th United States Secretary of War (died 1926)

1970

Otto Heinrich Warburg, German physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1883)

Otto Heinrich Warburg, German physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1883)

1402

Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, English politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (born 1341)

Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, English politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (born 1341)

1227

Shimazu Tadahisa, Japanese warlord (born 1179)

Shimazu Tadahisa, Japanese warlord (born 1179)

1991

U.S. president George H. W. Bush delivered a speech in the Ukrainian parliament in Kiev warning against independence…

U.S. president George H. W. Bush delivered a speech in the Ukrainian parliament in Kiev warning against independence from the Soviet Union.

1801

First Barbary War: USS Enterprise, an American schooner, captured the Tripolitan polacca Tripoli in a single-ship…

First Barbary War: USS Enterprise, an American schooner, captured the Tripolitan polacca Tripoli in a single-ship action off the coast of Libya.

1798

French Revolutionary Wars: The Battle of the Nile, between a British fleet commanded by Horatio Nelson and a French…

French Revolutionary Wars: The Battle of the Nile, between a British fleet commanded by Horatio Nelson and a French fleet under François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers, began at Aboukir Bay off the Egyptian�

902

Arab–Byzantine wars: Led by Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya, Aghlabid forces captured the Byzantine stronghold of Taormina,…

Arab–Byzantine wars: Led by Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya, Aghlabid forces captured the Byzantine stronghold of Taormina, concluding the Muslim conquest of Sicily.

30 BC

War of Actium: Octavian defeated the forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra at Alexandria, establishing Roman Egypt.

War of Actium: Octavian defeated the forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra at Alexandria, establishing Roman Egypt.

1923

U.S. Vice President Calvin Coolidge becomes president upon the death of President Warren G. Harding.

U.S. Vice President Calvin Coolidge becomes president upon the death of President Warren G. Harding.

1897

Anglo-Afghan War: The Siege of Malakand ends when a relief column is able to reach the British garrison in the…

Anglo-Afghan War: The Siege of Malakand ends when a relief column is able to reach the British garrison in the Malakand states.

1798

French Revolutionary Wars: The Battle of the Nile concludes in a British victory.

French Revolutionary Wars: The Battle of the Nile concludes in a British victory.