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1909

Lim Bo Seng, Chinese businessman, resistance fighter of Force 136 and war hero of Singapore (died 1944)

Lim Bo Seng, Chinese businessman, resistance fighter of Force 136 and war hero of Singapore (died 1944)

1887

Warren Wood, American golfer (died 1926)

Warren Wood, American golfer (died 1926)

1997

American spree killer Andrew Cunanan murdered Jeffrey Trail, a former friend and a Gulf War veteran, who became the firs

American spree killer Andrew Cunanan murdered Jeffrey Trail, a former friend and a Gulf War veteran, who became the first victim of Cunanan's killing spree.

1805

First Barbary War: U

First Barbary War: U.S. Marines engaged forces of the Barbary Coast at the Battle of Derna in Tripoli, marking the first recorded land battle by the United States on foreign soil.

1777

American Revolutionary War: British Army regulars defeated Patriot militias in the Battle of Ridgefield, galvanizing res

American Revolutionary War: British Army regulars defeated Patriot militias in the Battle of Ridgefield, galvanizing resistance in the Connecticut Colony.

1650

Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Covenanter forces defeated the Royalists at the Battle of Carbisdale near the village of Cul

Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Covenanter forces defeated the Royalists at the Battle of Carbisdale near the village of Culrain, Scotland.

1522

Four Years' War: The combined forces of Spain and the Papal States defeated a French and Venetian army at the Battle of

Four Years' War: The combined forces of Spain and the Papal States defeated a French and Venetian army at the Battle of Bicocca.

1970

Vietnam War: US President Richard Nixon formally authorizes American combat troops to take part in the Cambodian campaig

Vietnam War: US President Richard Nixon formally authorizes American combat troops to take part in the Cambodian campaign.

1967

Vietnam War: Boxer Muhammad Ali refuses his induction into the United States Army and is subsequently stripped of his ch

Vietnam War: Boxer Muhammad Ali refuses his induction into the United States Army and is subsequently stripped of his championship and license.

1792

France invades the Austrian Netherlands (present day Belgium and Luxembourg), beginning the French Revolutionary Wars

France invades the Austrian Netherlands (present day Belgium and Luxembourg), beginning the French Revolutionary Wars.

1997

Denzel Ward, American football player

Denzel Ward, American football player

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.