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1975

The Cambodian Civil War ends and the Cambodian Genocide begins

The Cambodian Civil War ends and the Cambodian Genocide begins. The Khmer Rouge captures the capital Phnom Penh and Cambodian government forces surrender.

1942

French prisoner of war General Henri Giraud escapes from his castle prison in Königstein Fortress

French prisoner of war General Henri Giraud escapes from his castle prison in Königstein Fortress.

1864

American Civil War: The Battle of Plymouth begins: Confederate forces attack Plymouth, North Carolina

American Civil War: The Battle of Plymouth begins: Confederate forces attack Plymouth, North Carolina.

1863

American Civil War: Grierson's Raid begins: Troops under Union Army Colonel Benjamin Grierson attack central Mississippi

American Civil War: Grierson's Raid begins: Troops under Union Army Colonel Benjamin Grierson attack central Mississippi.

1783

American Revolutionary War: Colbert's Raid: A Spanish garrison under Captain Jacobo du Breuil defeat British irregulars

American Revolutionary War: Colbert's Raid: A Spanish garrison under Captain Jacobo du Breuil defeat British irregulars at Arkansas Post.

1875

Aleksander Tõnisson, Estonian general and politician, 5th Estonian Minister of War (died 1941)

Aleksander Tõnisson, Estonian general and politician, 5th Estonian Minister of War (died 1941)

1986

The Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly declared peace, having hypothetically been at war for 335 years without a single

The Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly declared peace, having hypothetically been at war for 335 years without a single shot being fired and no casualties incurred.

1975

The Khmer Rouge captured Phnom Penh, the capital of the Khmer Republic, ending the Cambodian Civil War and establishing

The Khmer Rouge captured Phnom Penh, the capital of the Khmer Republic, ending the Cambodian Civil War and establishing the socialist state of Democratic Kampuchea.

1973

George Lucas began writing a 13-page film treatment that later formed the basis of Star Wars

George Lucas began writing a 13-page film treatment that later formed the basis of Star Wars.

1809

Napoleonic Wars: After a three-day chase, the French ship D'Hautpoul was captured off Puerto Rico by a British squadron

Napoleonic Wars: After a three-day chase, the French ship D'Hautpoul was captured off Puerto Rico by a British squadron under Alexander Cochrane.

1797

French Revolutionary Wars: British forces commanded by Lieutenant-General Ralph Abercromby invaded the Spanish colonial

French Revolutionary Wars: British forces commanded by Lieutenant-General Ralph Abercromby invaded the Spanish colonial port of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

1897

The Greco-Turkish War is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire

The Greco-Turkish War is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire.

1948

Régis Wargnier, French director, producer, and screenwriter

Régis Wargnier, French director, producer, and screenwriter

1864

American Civil War: African-American Union soldiers were massacred and mutilated during and after the Battle of Poison S

American Civil War: African-American Union soldiers were massacred and mutilated during and after the Battle of Poison Spring.

1775

American Revolutionary War: Colonists Paul Revere and William Dawes, later joined by Samuel Prescott, began a midnight r

American Revolutionary War: Colonists Paul Revere and William Dawes, later joined by Samuel Prescott, began a midnight ride to warn residents of Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, about the impendi�

1975

South Vietnamese forces withdraw from the town of Xuan Loc in the last major battle of the Vietnam War

South Vietnamese forces withdraw from the town of Xuan Loc in the last major battle of the Vietnam War.

1861

American Civil War: Baltimore riot of 1861: A pro-Secession mob in Baltimore attacks United States Army troops marching

American Civil War: Baltimore riot of 1861: A pro-Secession mob in Baltimore attacks United States Army troops marching through the city.

1809

An Austrian corps is defeated by the forces of the Duchy of Warsaw in the Battle of Raszyn, part of the struggles of the

An Austrian corps is defeated by the forces of the Duchy of Warsaw in the Battle of Raszyn, part of the struggles of the Fifth Coalition. On the same day the Austrian main army is defeated by a First�

1775

American Revolutionary War: Following the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the Siege of Boston begins with American mil

American Revolutionary War: Following the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the Siege of Boston begins with American militias blocking land access to the British-held city.

1920

Ragnar Ulstein, Norwegian journalist and war historian (died 2019)

Ragnar Ulstein, Norwegian journalist and war historian (died 2019)