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1763

Odawa Chief Pontiac's forces defeat British troops at the Battle of Bloody Run during Pontiac's War.

1667

The treaty of Breda ends the second Anglo-Dutch War and grants England in possession of New Amsterdam.

1655

Russo-Polish War (1654–67): The Russian army enters the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Vilnius, which it…

Russo-Polish War (1654–67): The Russian army enters the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Vilnius, which it holds for six years.

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1423

Hundred Years' War: Battle of Cravant: A Franco-Scottish army is defeated by the Anglo-Burgundians at Cravant on the…

Hundred Years' War: Battle of Cravant: A Franco-Scottish army is defeated by the Anglo-Burgundians at Cravant on the banks of the river Yonne.

1667

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.

1944

World War II: The Warsaw Uprising against the Nazi German occupation breaks out in Warsaw, Poland.

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1943

World War II: Operation Tidal Wave, also known as "Black Sunday", was a failed American attempt to destroy Romanian…

World War II: Operation Tidal Wave, also known as "Black Sunday", was a failed American attempt to destroy Romanian oil fields.

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�

1910

Gerda Taro, German war photographer (died 1937)

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1843

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

30 BC

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

1945

World War II: The Potsdam Conference ends.

1944

World War II: The largest trade convoy of the world wars arrives safely in the Western Approaches.

1943

World War II: After the Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 is rammed and sunk by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri, Lt. John F.…

World War II: After the Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 is rammed and sunk by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri, Lt. John F. Kennedy, future U.S. president, saves all but two of his crew.