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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)

313

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.

1991

Angolan Civil War: The MPLA and UNITA agree to the Bicesse Accords, which are formally signed on May 31 in Lisbon

Angolan Civil War: The MPLA and UNITA agree to the Bicesse Accords, which are formally signed on May 31 in Lisbon.

1982

Operation Black Buck: The Royal Air Force attacks the Argentine Air Force during the Falklands War

Operation Black Buck: The Royal Air Force attacks the Argentine Air Force during the Falklands War.

1794

War of the Pyrenees: France regained nearly all the land it lost to Spain the previous year with its victory in the Seco

War of the Pyrenees: France regained nearly all the land it lost to Spain the previous year with its victory in the Second Battle of Boulou.

1970

Vietnam War: Protests erupt in response to U

Vietnam War: Protests erupt in response to U.S. and South Vietnamese forces attacking Vietnamese communists in a Cambodian Campaign.

1625

Dutch–Portuguese War: Portuguese and Spanish forces recaptured the Brazilian city of Bahia, which had previously been ca

Dutch–Portuguese War: Portuguese and Spanish forces recaptured the Brazilian city of Bahia, which had previously been captured by the Dutch Republic.

1960

Cold War: U-2 incident: Francis Gary Powers, in a Lockheed U-2 spyplane, is shot down over the Sverdlovsk Oblast, Soviet

Cold War: U-2 incident: Francis Gary Powers, in a Lockheed U-2 spyplane, is shot down over the Sverdlovsk Oblast, Soviet Union, sparking a diplomatic crisis.

1898

Spanish–American War: Battle of Manila Bay: The Asiatic Squadron of the United States Navy destroys the Pacific Squadron

Spanish–American War: Battle of Manila Bay: The Asiatic Squadron of the United States Navy destroys the Pacific Squadron of the Spanish Navy after a seven-hour battle. Spain loses all seven of its shi�

1863

American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville between Robert E

American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville between Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac under Joseph Hooker begins.

1863

American Civil War: During the Vicksburg campaign, Union forces under Ulysses S

American Civil War: During the Vicksburg campaign, Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant win the Battle of Port Gibson and establish a firm presence on the east side of the Mississippi River.