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Morean War: The Parthenon in Athens, used as a gunpowder depot by the Ottoman garrison, is partially destroyed after being bombarded during the Siege of the Acropolis by Venetian forces.
Hundred Years' War: A French army defeats the English at the Battle of La Brossinière.
Serbian–Turkish wars: Ottoman Turks fought against a Serbian army at the Battle of Maritsa.
Friso-Hollandic Wars: Frisians defeat Holland in the Battle of Warns.
Iva Toguri D'Aquino, American wartime propaganda broadcaster (born 1916)
The Beatles completed the recording of John Lennon's song "Happiness Is a Warm Gun", regarded by all the band members as their favourite on the album The Beatles.
The Cambodian–Vietnamese War formally ended with the withdrawal of Vietnamese forces from the People's Republic of Kampuchea, a client state it had implemented to overthrow Democratic Kampuchea and th�
Second Nagorno-Karabakh War: Azerbaijan launches an offensive against the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, inhabited predominantly by ethnic Armenians.
After the brief Gollub War, the Teutonic Knights sign the Treaty of Melno with Poland and Lithuania.
Iran–Iraq War: Iran broke the Iraqi siege of Abadan by Operation Samen-ol-A'emeh.
The British Aircraft Corporation TSR-2, an advanced Cold War tactical strike and reconnaissance aircraft that was later cancelled, made its maiden flight.
Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas kill more than forty American soldiers while losing 28 of their own.
Ottoman–Venetian War: The Ottoman Navy scores a decisive victory over a Holy League fleet in the Battle of Preveza.
Warja Honegger-Lavater, Swiss illustrator (died 2007)
Richard Warren Sears, American businessman, co-founded Sears (born 1863)
War in Somalia: Somali National Army forces and their AMISOM and Raskamboni allies launched an offensive against Al-Shabaab in the latter's last major stronghold of Kismayo.
Against the backdrop of the Cold War, the Canadian ice hockey team defeated the Soviet team in the Summit Series.