2001
Violette Dorange, French Professional Round the World Sailor
Violette Dorange, French Professional Round the World Sailor
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1916
Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, world's first female prime minister (died 2000)
Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, world's first female prime minister (died 2000)
1986
An alleged state of war lasting 335 years between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly declared peace bringing an end
An alleged state of war lasting 335 years between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly declared peace bringing an end to any hypothetical war that may have been legally conside…
1797
War of the First Coalition: The Peace of Leoben is signed by Napoleon Bonaparte and Maximilian, Count of Merveldt, creat
War of the First Coalition: The Peace of Leoben is signed by Napoleon Bonaparte and Maximilian, Count of Merveldt, creating an armistice between France and Austria, setting the st…
1947
Bernard Baruch first applies the term "Cold War" to describe the relationship between the United States and the Soviet U
Bernard Baruch first applies the term "Cold War" to describe the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union.
1945
The United States Army liberates Nazi Sonderlager (high security) prisoner-of-war camp Oflag IV-C (better known as Coldi
The United States Army liberates Nazi Sonderlager (high security) prisoner-of-war camp Oflag IV-C (better known as Colditz).
1919
Polish–Lithuanian War: The Polish Army launches the Vilna offensive to capture Vilnius in modern Lithuania
Polish–Lithuanian War: The Polish Army launches the Vilna offensive to capture Vilnius in modern Lithuania.
1863
American Civil War: During the Vicksburg Campaign, gunboats commanded by acting Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter run down
American Civil War: During the Vicksburg Campaign, gunboats commanded by acting Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter run downriver past Confederate artillery batteries at Vicksburg.
1862
American Civil War: Battle at Lee's Mills in Virginia
American Civil War: Battle at Lee's Mills in Virginia.
1862
American Civil War: The District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, a bill ending slavery in the District of Colu
American Civil War: The District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia, becomes law.
1847
Shooting of a Māori by an English sailor results in the opening of the Wanganui Campaign of the New Zealand Wars
Shooting of a Māori by an English sailor results in the opening of the Wanganui Campaign of the New Zealand Wars.
1838
The French Army captures Veracruz in the Pastry War
The French Army captures Veracruz in the Pastry War.
1799
French Revolutionary Wars: The Battle of Mount Tabor: Napoleon drives Ottoman Turks across the River Jordan near Acre
French Revolutionary Wars: The Battle of Mount Tabor: Napoleon drives Ottoman Turks across the River Jordan near Acre.
73
Masada, a Jewish fortress, falls to the Romans after several months of siege, ending the First Jewish–Roman War
Masada, a Jewish fortress, falls to the Romans after several months of siege, ending the First Jewish–Roman War.
1890
Gertrude Chandler Warner, American author and educator (died 1979)
Gertrude Chandler Warner, American author and educator (died 1979)
2010
Rasim Delić, Bosnian general and convicted war criminal (born 1949)
Rasim Delić, Bosnian general and convicted war criminal (born 1949)