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Third Silesian War: At the Battle of Hochkirch, an Austrian army under Leopold Joseph von Daun surprised the Prussians commanded by Frederick the Great, overwhelming them and forcing a general retreat�
Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to lessen Cold War tensions and open up his nation.
World War II: Germany replaces the Hungarian government after Hungary announces an armistice with the Soviet Union.
American Civil War: The Union garrison of Glasgow, Missouri surrenders to Confederate forces.
The Battle of Raft Swamp marks the last battle fought in North Carolina during the American Revolutionary War with a Patriot victory. It occurred four days before the British surrender at Yorktown.
August Nilsson, Swedish pole vaulter, shot putter, and tug of war competitor (died 1921)
Hermann Göring, German general and Nazi politician, convicted Nuremberg war criminal (born 1893)
Sergey Vyazmitinov, Russian general and politician, War Governor of Saint Petersburg (born 1744)
American Civil War: Confederate forces captured Glasgow, Missouri, although it had little long-term benefit as Price's Missouri Expedition was defeated a week later.
Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau invokes the War Measures Act during the October Crisis.
The Greek Communist Party announces a "temporary cease-fire", thus ending the Greek Civil War.
Origins of the American Civil War: Abolitionist John Brown and his supporters launch a raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia).
American Revolutionary War: The British-led Royalton raid is the last Native American raid on New England.
An explosion at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza kills hundreds of Palestinians during the Gaza war.
Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) capture the last foothold of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Raqqa, marking the end of the Battle of Raqqa.
OPEC imposes an oil embargo against countries they deem to have helped Israel in the Yom Kippur War.
American Revolutionary War: British General Charles, Earl Cornwallis surrenders at the Siege of Yorktown.
American Revolutionary War: British General John Burgoyne surrenders his army at Saratoga, New York.
Great Northern War: Russia defeats Sweden in the Battle of Kostianvirta in Pälkäne.
Violet Milstead, Canadian World War II aviator and bush pilot (died 2014)