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Dong Zhuo, Chinese warlord and politician (born 138)

Dong Zhuo, Chinese warlord and politician (born 138)

853

Arab–Byzantine wars: The Byzantine navy began a raid on the Nile Delta port city of Damietta, whose garrison was absent

Arab–Byzantine wars: The Byzantine navy began a raid on the Nile Delta port city of Damietta, whose garrison was absent at the time.

1949

Cold War: The Western occupying powers approve the Basic Law and establish a new German state, the Federal Republic of G

Cold War: The Western occupying powers approve the Basic Law and establish a new German state, the Federal Republic of Germany.

1900

American Civil War: Sergeant William Harvey Carney is awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Assault on the B

American Civil War: Sergeant William Harvey Carney is awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Assault on the Battery Wagner in 1863.

1793

Battle of Famars during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition

Battle of Famars during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition.

1618

The Third Defenestration of Prague precipitates the Thirty Years' War

The Third Defenestration of Prague precipitates the Thirty Years' War.

1914

Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, English economist, journalist, and prominent Catholic layperson (died 1981)

Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, English economist, journalist, and prominent Catholic layperson (died 1981)

1921

August Nilsson, Swedish shot putter and tug of war competitor (born 1872)

August Nilsson, Swedish shot putter and tug of war competitor (born 1872)

1338

Alice de Warenne, Countess of Arundel, English noble (born 1287)

Alice de Warenne, Countess of Arundel, English noble (born 1287)

1862

American Civil War: Confederate troops under Stonewall Jackson defeated a Union force at the Battle of Front Royal in Vi

American Civil War: Confederate troops under Stonewall Jackson defeated a Union force at the Battle of Front Royal in Virginia, taking around 700 prisoners.

1706

War of the Spanish Succession: The Grand Alliance armies routed the Franco-Spanish-Bavarian army in Ramillies, present-d

War of the Spanish Succession: The Grand Alliance armies routed the Franco-Spanish-Bavarian army in Ramillies, present-day Belgium.

1430

Hundred Years' War: Joan of Arc (pictured) was captured by Burgundian forces at the Siege of Compiègne

Hundred Years' War: Joan of Arc (pictured) was captured by Burgundian forces at the Siege of Compiègne.

1982

Liberation of Khorramshahr: Iranians recapture of the port city of Khorramshahr from the Iraqis during the Iran–Iraq War

Liberation of Khorramshahr: Iranians recapture of the port city of Khorramshahr from the Iraqis during the Iran–Iraq War.

1948

Arab–Israeli War: Egypt captures the Israeli kibbutz of Yad Mordechai, but the five-day effort gives Israeli forces time

Arab–Israeli War: Egypt captures the Israeli kibbutz of Yad Mordechai, but the five-day effort gives Israeli forces time to prepare enough to stop the Egyptian advance a week later.

1900

Second Boer War: The United Kingdom annexes the Orange Free State

Second Boer War: The United Kingdom annexes the Orange Free State.

1667

The French Royal Army crosses the border into the Spanish Netherlands, starting the War of Devolution opposing France to

The French Royal Army crosses the border into the Spanish Netherlands, starting the War of Devolution opposing France to the Spanish Empire and the Triple Alliance.

1948

Arab–Israeli War: After five days of fighting, Egyptian forces captured the Israeli community of Yad Mordechai after the

Arab–Israeli War: After five days of fighting, Egyptian forces captured the Israeli community of Yad Mordechai after the defenders had abandoned it.

1667

Led by King Louis XIV, the French army invaded the Spanish Netherlands, beginning the War of Devolution

Led by King Louis XIV, the French army invaded the Spanish Netherlands, beginning the War of Devolution.

1982

Falklands War: HMS Coventry is sunk by Argentine Air Force A-4 Skyhawks

Falklands War: HMS Coventry is sunk by Argentine Air Force A-4 Skyhawks.

1938

Spanish Civil War: The bombing of Alicante kills 313 people

Spanish Civil War: The bombing of Alicante kills 313 people.