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Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announce the beginning of the Deir ez-Zor campaign, with the stated aim of eliminating the Islamic State (IS) from all areas north and east of the�
�ch Sergeant Leonard Matlovich, a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War, appears in his Air Force uniform on the cover of Time magazine with the headline "I Am A Homosexual". He is given a general disch�
Rif War: Spanish forces including troops from the Foreign Legion under Colonel Francisco Franco landing at Al Hoceima, Morocco.
American Civil War: In the Second Battle of Sabine Pass, a small Confederate force thwarts a Union invasion of Texas.
Crimean War: The French assault the tower of Malakoff, leading to the capture of Sevastopol.
November uprising: The Battle of Warsaw effectively ends the Polish insurrection.
At the final stage of the Peninsular War, British-Portuguese troops capture the town of Donostia (now San Sebastián), resulting in a rampage and eventual destruction of the town.
French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Bassano: French forces defeat Austrian troops at Bassano del Grappa.
French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Hondschoote.
French and Indian War: French surrender Montreal to the British, completing the latter's conquest of New France.
Warsaw falls without resistance to a small force under the command of Charles X Gustav of Sweden during The Deluge, making it the first time the city is captured by a foreign army.
Wilbur Ware, American double-bassist (died 1979)
�Oliveira Salazar's support of the Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War, the crews of the Portuguese Navy ships NRP Afonso de Albuquerque and NRP Dão mutinied while anchored in the harbour of Lisbon.
The Russian Empire suppressed the November Uprising in Poland with the capture of Warsaw after a two-day assault.
French Revolutionary Wars: The French defeated Austrian forces in Bassano, Venetia, Italy.
Ottoman–Habsburg wars: Although Ottoman forces led by Suleiman the Magnificent captured the fortress of Szigetvár in Hungary, they were forced to end their campaign to take Vienna.
Second Sino-Japanese War: The Empire of Japan formally surrenders to China.