1944
World War II: The 7th Macedonian Liberation Brigade liberates Bitola for the Allies.
World War II: The 7th Macedonian Liberation Brigade liberates Bitola for the Allies.
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1944
World War II: Operation Pheasant, an Allied offensive to liberate North Brabant in the Netherlands, ends successfully.
World War II: Operation Pheasant, an Allied offensive to liberate North Brabant in the Netherlands, ends successfully.
1942
World War II: Disobeying a direct order by Adolf Hitler, General Field Marshal Erwin Rommel begins a retreat of his…
World War II: Disobeying a direct order by Adolf Hitler, General Field Marshal Erwin Rommel begins a retreat of his forces after a costly defeat during the Second Battle of El Alamein. The retreat wou�
1939
World War II: U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt orders the United States Customs Service to implement the…
World War II: U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt orders the United States Customs Service to implement the Neutrality Act of 1939, allowing cash-and-carry purchases of weapons by belligerents.
1918
World War I: The Armistice of Villa Giusti between Italy and Austria-Hungary is implemented.
World War I: The Armistice of Villa Giusti between Italy and Austria-Hungary is implemented.
1944
Second World War: Allied forces completed Operation Pheasant, a major operation to clear German troops from the…
Second World War: Allied forces completed Operation Pheasant, a major operation to clear German troops from the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands.
1955
After being destroyed in World War II, the rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopens with a performance of Beethoven's Fidelio.
After being destroyed in World War II, the rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopens with a performance of Beethoven's Fidelio.
1940
World War II: The British armed merchant cruiser HMS Jervis Bay is sunk by the German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer.
World War II: The British armed merchant cruiser HMS Jervis Bay is sunk by the German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer.
1914
World War I: France and the British Empire declare war on the Ottoman Empire.
World War I: France and the British Empire declare war on the Ottoman Empire.
1944
World War II: Allied forces began a military campaign on Japanese-occupied Singapore.
World War II: Allied forces began a military campaign on Japanese-occupied Singapore.
1943
World War II: An unknown aircraft dropped four bombs on Vatican City, which maintained neutrality during the war.
World War II: An unknown aircraft dropped four bombs on Vatican City, which maintained neutrality during the war.
1943
World War II: The 1st Ukrainian Front liberates Kyiv from German occupation.
World War II: The 1st Ukrainian Front liberates Kyiv from German occupation.
1944
Soviet spy Richard Sorge, a half-Russian, half-German World War I veteran, is hanged by his Japanese captors along…
Soviet spy Richard Sorge, a half-Russian, half-German World War I veteran, is hanged by his Japanese captors along with 34 of his ring.
1941
World War II: Soviet hospital ship Armenia is sunk by German planes while evacuating refugees and wounded military and…
World War II: Soviet hospital ship Armenia is sunk by German planes while evacuating refugees and wounded military and staff of several Crimean hospitals. It is estimated that over 5,000 people died i�
1917
World War I: The Third Battle of Gaza ends, with British forces capturing Gaza from the Ottoman Empire.
World War I: The Third Battle of Gaza ends, with British forces capturing Gaza from the Ottoman Empire.
1917
World War I: British forces captured Gaza following the retreat of the Ottoman garrison.
World War I: British forces captured Gaza following the retreat of the Ottoman garrison.
1942
World War II: French Resistance coup in Algiers, in which 400 civilian French patriots neutralize Vichyist XIXth Army…
World War II: French Resistance coup in Algiers, in which 400 civilian French patriots neutralize Vichyist XIXth Army Corps after 15 hours of fighting, and arrest several Vichyist generals, allowing t�
1985
Garry Kasparov, 22, of the Soviet Union, becomes the youngest World Chess Champion by beating fellow Soviet Anatoly…
Garry Kasparov, 22, of the Soviet Union, becomes the youngest World Chess Champion by beating fellow Soviet Anatoly Karpov.