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Eighty Years' War: Battle of Jemmingen: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva defeats Louis of Nassau.
Eighty Years' War: Battle of Jemmingen: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva defeats Louis of Nassau.
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1875
Charles Gondouin, French rugby player and tug of war competitor (died 1947)
Charles Gondouin, French rugby player and tug of war competitor (died 1947)
1977
Libyan forces carried out a raid at Sallum, sparking a four-day war with Egypt.
Libyan forces carried out a raid at Sallum, sparking a four-day war with Egypt.
1918
World War I: An Imperial German Navy U-boat opened fire on a small convoy of barges and defending aircraft near the…
World War I: An Imperial German Navy U-boat opened fire on a small convoy of barges and defending aircraft near the American town of Orleans, Massachusetts.
2012
Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) captured the cities of Serê Kaniyê and Dirbêsiyê, during clashes…
Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) captured the cities of Serê Kaniyê and Dirbêsiyê, during clashes with pro-government forces in Al-Hasakah.
2003
Iraq War: Members of 101st Airborne of the United States, aided by Special Forces, attack a compound in Iraq, killing…
Iraq War: Members of 101st Airborne of the United States, aided by Special Forces, attack a compound in Iraq, killing Saddam Hussein's sons Uday and Qusay, along with Mustapha Hussein, Qusay's 14-year�
1943
World War II: Allied forces capture Palermo during the Allied invasion of Sicily.
World War II: Allied forces capture Palermo during the Allied invasion of Sicily.
1943
World War II: Axis occupation forces violently disperse a massive protest in Athens, killing 22.
World War II: Axis occupation forces violently disperse a massive protest in Athens, killing 22.
1936
Spanish Civil War: The Popular Executive Committee of Valencia takes power in the Valencian Community.
Spanish Civil War: The Popular Executive Committee of Valencia takes power in the Valencian Community.
1921
Rif War: The Spanish Army suffers its worst military defeat in modern times to the Berbers of the Rif region of…
Rif War: The Spanish Army suffers its worst military defeat in modern times to the Berbers of the Rif region of Spanish Morocco.
1864
American Civil War: In the Battle of Atlanta, Confederate General John Bell Hood leads an unsuccessful attack on…
American Civil War: In the Battle of Atlanta, Confederate General John Bell Hood leads an unsuccessful attack on Union troops under General William T. Sherman on Bald Hill outside Atlanta.
1812
Napoleonic Wars: Peninsular War: Battle of Salamanca: British forces led by Arthur Wellesley (later the Duke of…
Napoleonic Wars: Peninsular War: Battle of Salamanca: British forces led by Arthur Wellesley (later the Duke of Wellington) defeat French troops near Salamanca, Spain.
1443
Battle of St. Jakob an der Sihl in the Old Zürich War.
Battle of St. Jakob an der Sihl in the Old Zürich War.
1944
World War II: In opposition to the government-in-exile based in London, the Soviet-backed Polish Committee of National…
World War II: In opposition to the government-in-exile based in London, the Soviet-backed Polish Committee of National Liberation was proclaimed to govern territory recaptured from Germany.
1864
American Civil War: Confederate forces unsuccessfully attacked Union troops at the Battle of Atlanta.
American Civil War: Confederate forces unsuccessfully attacked Union troops at the Battle of Atlanta.
1691
Williamite forces defeated the Jacobites at the Battle of Aughrim, the decisive battle of the Williamite War in Ireland.
Williamite forces defeated the Jacobites at the Battle of Aughrim, the decisive battle of the Williamite War in Ireland.
1945
The post-war legal processes against Philippe Pétain begin.
The post-war legal processes against Philippe Pétain begin.
1943
World War II: The British destroyers HMS Eclipse and HMS Laforey sink the Italian submarine Ascianghi in the…
World War II: The British destroyers HMS Eclipse and HMS Laforey sink the Italian submarine Ascianghi in the Mediterranean after she torpedoes the cruiser HMS Newfoundland.
1942
World War II: The German offensives Operation Edelweiss and Operation Braunschweig begin on the Eastern Front.
World War II: The German offensives Operation Edelweiss and Operation Braunschweig begin on the Eastern Front.
1862
American Civil War: Henry Halleck becomes general-in-chief of the Union Army.
American Civil War: Henry Halleck becomes general-in-chief of the Union Army.