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1402

Nezahualcoyotl, Acolhuan philosopher, warrior, poet and ruler (died 1472)

Nezahualcoyotl, Acolhuan philosopher, warrior, poet and ruler (died 1472)

1783

Second Anglo-Mysore War: British troops surrendered the fortress of Bednore in southwestern India to French and Mysorean

Second Anglo-Mysore War: British troops surrendered the fortress of Bednore in southwestern India to French and Mysorean forces; many of the prisoners were later murdered.

1975

Vietnam War: The North Vietnamese Army completes its capture of all parts of South Vietnam-held Trường Sa Islands

Vietnam War: The North Vietnamese Army completes its capture of all parts of South Vietnam-held Trường Sa Islands.

1970

Vietnam War: United States and South Vietnamese forces invade Cambodia to interdict the Ho Chi Minh Trail in an attempt

Vietnam War: United States and South Vietnamese forces invade Cambodia to interdict the Ho Chi Minh Trail in an attempt to cut off supplies to the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese Army.

1862

American Civil War: The Capture of New Orleans by Union forces under David Farragut

American Civil War: The Capture of New Orleans by Union forces under David Farragut.

1862

American Civil War: The Siege of Corinth begins as Union forces under General Henry Halleck move to engage Confederate f

American Civil War: The Siege of Corinth begins as Union forces under General Henry Halleck move to engage Confederate forces led by General P. G. T. Beauregard.

1861

Maryland in the American Civil War: Maryland's House of Delegates votes not to secede from the Union

Maryland in the American Civil War: Maryland's House of Delegates votes not to secede from the Union.

1781

American Revolutionary War: British and French ships clash in the Battle of Fort Royal off the coast of Martinique

American Revolutionary War: British and French ships clash in the Battle of Fort Royal off the coast of Martinique.

1521

Swedish War of Liberation: Swedish troops defeat a Danish force in the Battle of Västerås

Swedish War of Liberation: Swedish troops defeat a Danish force in the Battle of Västerås.

1837

Georges Ernest Boulanger, French general and politician, French Minister of War (died 1891)

Georges Ernest Boulanger, French general and politician, French Minister of War (died 1891)

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Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare (United Nations)

Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare (United Nations)

1975

Vietnam War: North Vietnam concluded its East Sea Campaign by capturing all of the Spratly Islands held by South Vietnam

Vietnam War: North Vietnam concluded its East Sea Campaign by capturing all of the Spratly Islands held by South Vietnam.

1970

Vietnam War: South Vietnamese forces began the Cambodian campaign, aiming to attack North Vietnamese jungle bases

Vietnam War: South Vietnamese forces began the Cambodian campaign, aiming to attack North Vietnamese jungle bases.

1760

Seven Years' War: France began an unsuccessful attempt to retake Quebec City, which had been captured by Britain

Seven Years' War: France began an unsuccessful attempt to retake Quebec City, which had been captured by Britain.

1864

American Civil War: Confederate forces led by General E

American Civil War: Confederate forces led by General E. Kirby Smith attack federal troops retreating across the Saline at Jenkins' Ferry, Arkansas.

1636

Eighty Years' War: Dutch Republic forces recapture a strategically important fort from Spain after a nine-month siege

Eighty Years' War: Dutch Republic forces recapture a strategically important fort from Spain after a nine-month siege.

1969

Warren Defever, American bass player and producer

Warren Defever, American bass player and producer

1439

Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick, English commander (born 1382)

Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick, English commander (born 1382)

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Civil wars of the Tetrarchy: An outnumbered army led by Roman emperor Licinius defeated his rival Maximinus II's forces

Civil wars of the Tetrarchy: An outnumbered army led by Roman emperor Licinius defeated his rival Maximinus II's forces at the Battle of Tzirallum.

2018

Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) resumes the Deir ez-Zor campaign in order to clear the remnants of

Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) resumes the Deir ez-Zor campaign in order to clear the remnants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from the Iraq–Syria border.