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1944

World War II: A United States Navy task group captured German submarine U-505 (pictured)

World War II: A United States Navy task group captured German submarine U-505 (pictured).

1940

Second World War: The remaining Allied forces protecting the Dunkirk evacuation surrendered, ending the Battle of Dunkir

Second World War: The remaining Allied forces protecting the Dunkirk evacuation surrendered, ending the Battle of Dunkirk; in response, British prime minister Winston Churchill gave a speech in which�

1916

World War I: Russian forces began their successful Brusilov offensive against the Central Powers

World War I: Russian forces began their successful Brusilov offensive against the Central Powers.

1941

World War II: German forces dropped four bombs on neutral Ireland, killing 28 people and damaging Áras an Uachtaráin, th

World War II: German forces dropped four bombs on neutral Ireland, killing 28 people and damaging Áras an Uachtaráin, the residence of the President of Ireland.

1941

World War II: In reprisal for the participation of the local population in the Battle of Crete, the German Wehrmacht des

World War II: In reprisal for the participation of the local population in the Battle of Crete, the German Wehrmacht destroyed the village of Kandanos, Greece, and killed about 180 of its inhabitants.

1781

American Revolutionary War: Jack Jouett rode 40 miles (64 km) to warn Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia legislature of B

American Revolutionary War: Jack Jouett rode 40 miles (64 km) to warn Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia legislature of British cavalry who had been sent to capture them.

2000

The Six-Day War in Kisangani begins in Kisangani, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, between Ugandan and Rwandan f

The Six-Day War in Kisangani begins in Kisangani, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, between Ugandan and Rwandan forces. A large part of the city is destroyed.

1997

The Second Republic of the Congo Civil War begins

The Second Republic of the Congo Civil War begins.

1967

The Six-Day War begins: Israel launches surprise strikes against Egyptian air-fields in response to the mobilisation of

The Six-Day War begins: Israel launches surprise strikes against Egyptian air-fields in response to the mobilisation of Egyptian forces on the Israeli border.

1963

The British Secretary of State for War, John Profumo, resigns in a sex scandal known as the "Profumo affair"

The British Secretary of State for War, John Profumo, resigns in a sex scandal known as the "Profumo affair".

1944

World War II: More than 1,000 British bombers drop 5,000 tons of bombs on German gun batteries on the Normandy coast in

World War II: More than 1,000 British bombers drop 5,000 tons of bombs on German gun batteries on the Normandy coast in preparation for D-Day.

1941

World War II: Four thousand Chongqing residents are asphyxiated in a bomb shelter during the Bombing of Chongqing

World War II: Four thousand Chongqing residents are asphyxiated in a bomb shelter during the Bombing of Chongqing.

1940

World War II: After a brief lull in the Battle of France, the Germans renew the offensive against the remaining French d

World War II: After a brief lull in the Battle of France, the Germans renew the offensive against the remaining French divisions south of the River Somme in Operation Fall Rot ("Case Red").

1917

World War I: Conscription begins in the United States as "Army registration day"

World War I: Conscription begins in the United States as "Army registration day".

1916

World War I: The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire breaks out

World War I: The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire breaks out.

1900

Second Boer War: British soldiers take Pretoria

Second Boer War: British soldiers take Pretoria.

1864

American Civil War: Battle of Piedmont: Union forces under General David Hunter defeat a Confederate army at Piedmont, V

American Civil War: Battle of Piedmont: Union forces under General David Hunter defeat a Confederate army at Piedmont, Virginia, taking nearly 1,000 prisoners.

1288

The Battle of Worringen ends the War of the Limburg Succession, with John I, Duke of Brabant, being one of the more impo

The Battle of Worringen ends the War of the Limburg Succession, with John I, Duke of Brabant, being one of the more important victors.

1883

Mary Helen Young, Scottish nurse and resistance fighter during World War II (died 1945)

Mary Helen Young, Scottish nurse and resistance fighter during World War II (died 1945)

1916

Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, Irish-born British field marshal and politician, Secretary of State for War (born

Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, Irish-born British field marshal and politician, Secretary of State for War (born 1850)