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- 0927 a gathering of kings from throughout Great Britain led by King Athelstan of England at Eamont Bridge, those present include Constantn mac eda, Owain map Dyfnwal, Hywel Dda, and Ealdred son of Eadulf.
- 1191 Salaudin's garrison surrenders, ending the two-year siege of Acre. Conrad of Montferrat, who has negotiated the surrender, raises the banners of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and of the Third Crusade leaders Richard I of England, Philip II of France, and Leopold V of Austria on the city's walls and towers.
- 1450 Jack Cade slain in a revolt against British King Henry VI
- 1573 Spanish forces under the Duke of Alba capture Haarlem after a seven month siege.
- 1580 Ostrog Bible, the first printed Bible in a Slavic language, is published.
- 1690 Battle of the Boyne (Gregorian calendar) - The armies of William III defeat those of the former James II.
- 1690 Orangeman's yearly celebration (The battle of the Orange) - Actually "Battle of the Boyne" ( 1 July 1690), when Protestant had victory in Ireland
- 1691 Battle of Aughrim (Aghrim) England, William III beats James II
- 1691 Battle of Aughrim (Julian calendar) - The decisive victory of William's forces in Ireland.
- 1759 Seven Years' War - French and Indian War: British cannons start firing on French at Quebec City, from Lvis, Quebec.
- 1774 Citizens of Carlisle, Penn. pass a declaration of independence
- 1790 The Civil Constitution of the Clergy is passed in France by the National Assembly.
- 1804 Former United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton dies after being shot in the duel.
- 1806 Sixteen German imperial states leave the Holy Roman Empire and form the Confederation of the Rhine.
- 1806 The Holy Roman Empire that has existed since Christmas of 800 ends in the Confederation of the Rhine organized under French auspices
- 1812 US forces led by Gen Hull invade Canada (War of 1812)
- 1812 War of 1812: The United States invade Canada at Windsor, Ontario.
- 1817 The first flower show held (Dannybrook, County Cork, Ireland)
- 1859 Paper bag manufacturing machine patented by William Goodale, Mass
- 1862 Congress authorizes Medal of Honor
- 1862 Medal of Honor authorized by the United States Congress.
- 1871 North America's first public narrow gauge railway, the Toronto and Nipissing, is opened for traffic between Toronto and Uxbridge. The 3'6" gauge line was converted to standard by 1884.
- 1874 Ontario Agricultural College founded
- 1876 Paul Henry discovers asteroid #164 Eva
- 1882 The first ocean pier in US completed, Washington, DC
- 1892 A hidden lake bursts out of a glacier on the side of Mont Blanc, flooding the valley below and killing around 200 villagers and holidaymakers in Saint Gervais.
- 1900 114ø F (46ø C), Basin, Wyoming (state record)
- 1906 Alfred Dreyfus found innocent in France
- 1909 16th Amendment approved (power to tax incomes)
- 1912 The first foreign feature film exhibited in US-"Queen Elizabeth"-NYC
- 1914 Babe Ruth makes his baseball debut, pitches for the Red Sox
- 1915 Army orders harvest furloughs to Canadian Expeditionary Force soldiers still in training camps in Canada.
- 1916 Matawan Creek, New Jersey attacks, a bull shark swam 15 miles upstream and attacked three people, killing two.
- 1920 Lithuania & USSR sign peace treaty, Lithuuania becomes independent rep
- 1927 Babe Ruth hits 30th of 60 HRs
- 1928 the first televised tennis match
- 1932 Hedley Verity establishes a first-class record by taking all ten wickets for only ten runs against Nottinghamshire on a pitch affected by a storm.
- 1932 Lambeth Bridge, London, opened by King George V of the United Kingdom.
- 1934 US Disciplinary Barracks on Alcatraz Island abandoned
- 1941 Military treaty is signed between U.S.S.R. and Britain.
- 1942 In village Podhum, near Rijeka. Italian fascists shot 91 men aged from 15 to 60 years, took 889 people to concentration camps, burned 515 buildings, and took all cattle from the village. Although the perpetrators of this crime were known, they were never prosecuted.
- 1944 Near Sheep Mountain, Idaho a 6.1 earthquake was recorded
- 1948 The first jets to fly across the Atlantic (6 RAF de Havilland Vampires)
- 1949 LA Rams sign Norm Van Brocklin
- 1950 ILTF re-admit Germany & Japan in Davis Cup, Poland & Hungary withdraw
- 1950 Ren Pleven becomes Prime Minister of France.
- 1951 Mob tries to keep black family from moving into all-white Cicero Ill
- 1957 The first President to fly in helicopter-Dwight Eisenhower
- 1960 Congo, Chad & Central African Republic declare independence
- 1960 Echo I, first passive satellite launched
- 1960 Etch A Sketch, the drawing toy goes on sale.
- 1960 Orlyonok, the main Young Pioneer camp of the Russian SFSR, is founded.
- 1960 USSR's Sputnik 5 launched with 2 dogs
- 1962 Number one hit on UK music charts - Ray Charles - I Can't Stop Loving You
- 1962 Rolling Stones first performance (Marquee Club, London)
- 1962 The first time 2 manned crafts in space (USSR)
- 1962 the Rolling Stones played their first gig at the Marquee club in London.
- 1966 26.70 cm (10.51") of rainfall, Sandusky, Ohio (state record)
- 1966 Most rain fell in 1 day in Ohio, 10.5" in Sandusky
- 1966 Race riot in Chicago
- 1967 5th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yanks 4-0
- 1967 Blacks in Newark, riot, 26 killed, 1500 injured & over 1000 arrested
- 1967 Six days of race riots begin in Newark, New Jersey that will claim the lives of 27 people.
- 1970 Janis Joplin debuts in Kentucky
- 1971 Juan Corona, indicted for 25 murders
- 1973 A fire destroys the entire 6th floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States.
- 1975 Number one hit on UK music charts - Johnny Nash - Tears On My Pillow
- 1975 Sao Tom‚ e Pr¡ncipe gains independence from Portugal (Nat'l Day)
- 1975 So Tom and Prncipe declare independence from Portugal.
- 1976 Ted Mack TV host (Original Amateur Hour), dies at 72
- 1977 Ed Holmes actor (Growing Paynes, Once Upon a Tune), dies at 66
- 1978 Sun Bank Building opens
- 1979 "Disco Demolition Night" at Comiskey Park, causes fans to go wild & causes White Sox to forfeit 2nd game of a doubleheader to the Tigers
- 1979 During a double-header between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers, riots occurred at Comiskey Park to what became known as Disco Demolition Night.
- 1979 Kiribati (Gilbert & Ellice Is) gains independence from Britain
- 1979 Minnie Ripperton singer (Lovin' You), dies of cancer at 30
- 1979 The island nation of Kiribati declares independence from Great Britain.
- 1980 John W Davis Pres (WV State college), dies at 92
- 1980 Number one hit on UK music charts - Olivia Newton John & Electric Light Orchestra - Xanadu
- 1981 In British Columbia, 48,000 BC woodworkers go on strike, shut down forest industry; 60,000 workers off the job by July 20.
- 1982 FEMA promises survivors of a nuclear war will get their mail
- 1982 Kenneth More actor, dies of Parkinson disease at 67
- 1982 Visitor posting - July 19 1982 Enrique Quiroz is Born!!! Long Beach, California
- 1983 Visitor posting - ELIZAB3TH ASTORGA born - USA
- 1984 Geraldine Ferraro, NY became first woman major-party VP candidate
- 1985 Doctors discover a cancerous growth in Pres Reagan's colon
- 1985 STS 51-F launch scrubbed at T -3s because of main engine shutdown
- 1986 Number one hit on UK music charts - Madonna - Papa Don't Preach
- 1988 Joshua Logan Broadway producer, dies at 79 of palsy
- 1988 USSR launches Phobos II for Martian orbit
- 1989 NY Yankee pitching great Ron Guidry retires (170-91 .651, 3.29 ERA)
- 1993 A magnitude 7.8 earthquake off the shore of Hokkaid, Japan launches a devastating tsunami, killing 202 on the small island of Okushiri.
- 1993 In the Hokkaido, Japan Region, a 7.6 earthquake killed at least 200 people and 39 missing in the Hokkaido region, including at least 165 killed on Okushiri
- 1994 Visitor posting - Vaughn T. S. was born and he is a wonderful son. - USA
- 1997 Waterloo - St. Jacobs Railway commences passenger service over the former CN Waterloo Spur between Waterloo and Elmira, Ont.
- 2002 Gay rights: The Superior Court of Ontario orders Ontario to recognize same-sex marriages.
- 2004 Pedro Santana Lopes is officially appointed Prime Minister of Portugal.
- 2005 Prince Albert II is enthroned as ruler of the Principality of Monaco.
- 2006 Hezbollah initiates Operation True Promise.
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