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World War II: The German Luftwaffe begins the Blitz, bombing London and other British cities for over 50 consecutive nights.
American Civil War: Atlanta is evacuated on orders of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman.
American Civil War: Union troops under Quincy A. Gillmore capture Fort Wagner in Morris Island after a seven-week siege.
War of the Spanish Succession: Siege of Turin ends, leading to the withdrawal of French forces from North Italy.
Leslie Hore-Belisha, English politician, Secretary of State for War (died 1957)
Tamurbek Dawletschin, Tatar author and prisoner of war (born 1904)
Second World War: The Luftwaffe changed their strategy in the Battle of Britain and began bombing London and other cities and towns.
Anglo-French War: Having established an alliance with the United States, France invaded the Caribbean island of Dominica and captured its British fort.
Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announce the beginning of the Deir ez-Zor campaign, with the stated aim of eliminating the Islamic State (IS) from all areas north and east of the�
Gays in the military: US Air Force Tech Sergeant Leonard Matlovich, a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War, appears in his Air Force uniform on the cover of Time magazine with the headline "I Am A Hom�
World War II: The Armistice of Cassibile is proclaimed by radio. OB Süd immediately implements plans to disarm the Italian forces.
World War II: German forces begin the Siege of Leningrad.
Rif War: Spanish forces including troops from the Foreign Legion under Colonel Francisco Franco landing at Al Hoceima, Morocco.
American Civil War: In the Second Battle of Sabine Pass, a small Confederate force thwarts a Union invasion of Texas.
Crimean War: The French assault the tower of Malakoff, leading to the capture of Sevastopol.
At the final stage of the Peninsular War, British-Portuguese troops capture the town of Donostia (now San Sebastián), resulting in a rampage and eventual destruction of the town.
French and Indian War: French surrender Montreal to the British, completing the latter's conquest of New France.
Opposed to António de Oliveira Salazar's support of the Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War, the crews of the Portuguese Navy ships NRP Afonso de Albuquerque and NRP Dão mutinied while anchored in t�