Julia Ward Howe, American poet and songwriter (born 1819)
Julia Ward Howe, American poet and songwriter (born 1819)
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Julia Ward Howe, American poet and songwriter (born 1819)
John Scott of Scott's Hall, Warden of the Cinque Ports
Yom Kippur War: Egyptian forces retreated from the Battle of the Chinese Farm, allowing Israeli forces to build their first bridge across the Suez Canal.
A series of executions of the commissioners who signed the death warrant of King Charles I of England concluded; six were hanged, drawn and quartered for treason.
Hundred Years' War: Under the terms of Scotland's Auld Alliance with France, King David II of Scotland (pictured) was captured at the Battle of Neville's Cross following his invasion of England.
The Second Opium War finally ends at the Convention of Peking with the ratification of the Treaty of Tientsin, an unequal treaty.
American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah is lifted.
American Revolutionary War: The Burning of Falmouth (now Portland, Maine).
Signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ends the War of the Austrian Succession.
David S. Ware, American saxophonist and composer (born 1949)
The War of the Austrian Succession ended with the signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle.
Byzantine–Norman wars: Robert Guiscard led an invasion of the Byzantine Empire, capturing Dyrrhachium in present-day Albania.
The Soviet Union and Japan sign a Joint Declaration, officially ending the state of war between the two countries that had existed since August 1945.
Korean War: The Battle of Pyongyang ends in a United Nations victory. Hours later, the Chinese Army begins crossing the border into Korea.
Italo-Turkish War: Italy takes possession of what is now Libya from the Ottoman Empire.
American Civil War: The Battle of Cedar Creek ends the last Confederate threat to Washington, DC.
American Civil War: Confederate agents based in Canada rob three banks in Saint Albans, Vermont.