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- 1214 Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England.
- 1501 Copernicus formally installed as canon of Frauenberg Cathedral
- 1549 Jesuit priest Francis Xavier's ship reached Japan.
- 1586 Sir Walter Raleigh brings first tobacco to England from Virginia
- 1661 Parliament confirms the Navigation Act
- 1689 Glorious Revolution: Battle of Killiecrankie ends.
- 1689 Jacobite Scottish Highlanders defeat royal force at Killiecrankie
- 1694 A Royal Charter is granted to the Bank of England.
- 1694 Bank of England chartered
- 1694 The Bank of England receives a royal charter as a commercial institution.
- 1720 The second important victory of the Russian Navy - the Battle of Grengam.
- 1778 American Revolution: First Battle of Ushant - British and French fleets fight to a standoff.
- 1789 The first U.S. federal government agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs, is established (later renamed Department of State).
- 1794 French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre is arrested after encouraging the execution of more than 17,000 "enemies of the Revolution." (See 9 Thermidor.)
- 1809 Sir Arthur Wellesley has defeated the Spanish king Joseph Bonaparte at Talavera de la Reina and been made duke of Wellington for his triumph
- 1816 Fort Blount on Apalachicola Bay Fla, attacked by US Troops
- 1819 Duitama is named municipality
- 1836 Adelaide, South Australia founded
- 1837 US Mint opens in Charlotte, NC
- 1844 Fire destroys the US mint at Charlotte, NC
- 1861 Union Gen George McClellan took command of Potamic Army
- 1862 Sailing from San Franciso to Panama, the SS Golden Gate catches fire and sinks off Manzanillo, Mexico, killing 231.
- 1862 Steamer "Golden Gate" burns & sinks off west coast of Mexico
- 1865 Welsh settlers arrive in Argentina at Chubut Valley.
- 1866 Atlantic telegraph cable successfully laid (1,686 miles long)
- 1866 Visitor posting - Atlantic telegraph cable successfully laid (1,686 miles long) - United Kingdom
- 1866 Cyrus W. Field lays the first successful underwater telegraph cable connecting North America and Europe (after two failed attempts).
- 1866 The Atlantic Cable is successfully completed, allowing transatlantic telegraph communication for the first time.
- 1880 Battle of Maiwand, at which Dr Watson was wounded, breaks out
- 1880 Second Anglo-Afghan War: Battle of Maiwand - In a pyrrhic victory, Afghan forces led by Ayub Khan defeat the British Army in battle near Maiwand, Afghanistan.
- 1897 37.5 cm (14.75") of rainfall, Jewell, Maryland (state 24-hr record)
- 1909 Orville Wright tests first US Army airplane, flying 1h12m
- 1914 Felix Manalo registers the Iglesia ni Cristo with the Filipino government.
- 1918 Socony 200, first concrete barge in US, launched to carry oil, NY
- 1919 Chicago race riot (15 whites & 23 blacks killed, 500 injured)
- 1920 Resolute beats Shamrock IV (England) in 14th running of America's Cup
- 1921 Researchers at the University of Toronto led by biochemist Frederick Banting announce the discovery of the hormone insulin.
- 1924 8th Olympic games closes in Paris
- 1928 Tich Freeman becomes only bowler ever to take 200 first-class wickets before end of July.
- 1933 G Van Biesbroeck discovers asteroid #1312 Vassar
- 1940 Billboard magazine starts publishing bestseller charts
- 1940 Bugs Bunny makes his debut in the Warner Bros. cartoon A Wild Hare.
- 1940 The animated short "A Wild Hare" is released, introducing the character of Bugs Bunny.
- 1941 Day of Anti-Fascist uprising of people of Bosnia and Herzegowina.
- 1941 Japanese forces land in Indo-China
- 1942 Formation of Australian Women's Land Army
- 1944 The first British jet fighter used in combat (Gloster Meteor)
- 1944 US regains possession of Guam from Japanese
- 1947 Yogi Berri starts record 148 game errorless streak
- 1949 Havilland Comet 40-passenger airliner makes maiden flight
- 1953 Armistice signed at Panmunjom brings hostilities in Korea to an end
- 1953 Korean War ends: The United States, People's Republic of China, and North Korea, sign an armistice agreement. Syngman Rhee, president of South Korea, refuses to sign but pledges to observe the armistice.
- 1953 The Korean War officially ends with the armistice signing at Panmunjom.
- 1954 Armistice divides Vietnam into two countries
- 1955 Austria regains full independence after 4-power occupation
- 1955 The Allied occupation of Austria stemming from World War II, ends (started on May 9, 1945).
- 1959 Visitor posting - Alastair James Bryan was born - United Kingdom
- 1960 VP Nixon nominated for pres at Republican convention in Chicago
- 1960 Visitor posting - Phillip M. Textor, born July 27, 1960
- 1962 Visitor posting - Robert Bruce Macdonald was born - Canada
- 1962 Visitor posting - Steven T. Bielmeier was born - USA
- 1964 Betty D, was born this day
- 1964 Vietnam War: 5,000 more American military advisers are sent to South Vietnam bringing the total number of United States forces in Vietnam to 21,000.
- 1968 Race Riot in Gary Indiana
- 1969 Pioneer 10 launched
- 1971 Nabisco introduces the pop tart.
- 1972 The F-15 Eagle flies for the first time.
- 1974 Number one hit on UK music charts - George McCrae - Rock Your Baby
- 1976 8.2 Tangshan earthquake kills estimated 240,000 Chinese
- 1976 Ray Brennan becomes first to, die of "Legionnaire's Disease"
- 1977 Ipatiev House at Ekaterinburg, Russia, USSR is destroyed.
- 1977 John Lennon is granted a green card for permanent residence in US
- 1981 British television: On Coronation Street, Ken Barlow marries Deirdre Langton, which proves to be a national event, with massive viewer numbers earned for the show.
- 1981 Ray Harrison dancer (American Song), dies at 64
- 1982 Dan Seymour actor (We the People, Sing it Again), dies at 67
- 1982 Indian PM Indira Gandhi first visit to US in almost 11 years
- 1983 Black July: 18 Tamil political prisoners at the Welikada high security prison in Colombo were massacred by the Sinhalese prisoners, the second such massacre in two days.
- 1983 Visitor posting - Danielle Rittenhouse arrived! - USA
- 1984 James Mason actor, dies at 75 of a heart attack
- 1985 Number one hit on UK music charts - Eurythmics - There Must Be An Angel ...
- 1987 First expedited salvaging of Titanic wreckage begins by RMS Titanic, Inc.
- 1987 Visitor posting - Melanie K is born today - Canada
- 1988 Boston's worst traffic jam in 30 years
- 1990 The Jamaat al Muslimeen stage a coup d'tat attempt in Trinidad and Tobago, occupying Parliament and the studios of Trinidad and Tobago Television, holding Prime Minister A. N. R. Robinson and most of his Cabinet, as well as the staff at the television station hostage for 6 days.
- 1990 The Supreme Soviet of the Belarusian Soviet Republic declares independence of Belarus from the Soviet Union. Until 1996 the day was celebrated as the Independence Day of Belarus; after a referendum held that year the celebration of independence was transferred to June 3.
- 1990 Zsa Zsa Gabor begins a 3 day jail sentence for slapping a cop
- 1991 Rocker Jani Lane, (Warrant-Cherry Pie) marries model Bobbie Brown
- 1991 Visitor posting - Jamel Watson was born, the world became better - USA
- 1991 TV Guide publishes it's 2000th edition
- 1991 Visitor posting - Joseph Gray was Born He was the 7th child - USA
- 1993 Visitor posting - July 27,1993 Lindsay Carolyn Ruth Nobbley is born
- 1993 Visitor posting - Veronica Racquel was born!! - USA
- 1993 Visitor posting - Ashleigh was born! - USA
- 1995 Visitor posting - Emily Callender was born - USA
- 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing: In Atlanta, Georgia, a pipe bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics, killing two and injuring 111.
- 1996 In Atlanta, Georgia, Canadian sprinter Donovan Bailey set the 100m world record of 9.84s +0.7 m/s wind during the 1996 Summer Olympics.
- 1996 Visitor posting - Alice Calder was born - United Kingdom
- 1996 One person is killed and more than 100 injured as a pipe bomb explodes at the Atlanta Olympics.
- 1997 Visitor posting - Melissa Doe was born
- 1997 Si Zerrouk massacre in Algeria; about 50 people killed.
- 1997 The Toronto Transit Commission opens its Spadina light rail transit line.
- 1999 Twenty-one die in a canyoning disaster near Interlaken, Switzerland.
- 2001 Visitor posting - Christian Ott is born in Kingston, New York - USA
- 2002 Ukraine airshow disaster: A Sukhoi Su-27 fighter crashes during an air show at Lviv, Ukraine killing 85 and injuring more than 100 others, the largest air show disaster in history.
- 2005 STS-114: NASA grounds the Space shuttle, pending an investigation of the external tank's continued foam-shedding problem. During ascent, the external tank of the Space Shuttle Discovery sheds a piece of foam slightly smaller than the piece that caused the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster; this foam does not strike the spacecraft.
- 2007 Two news helicopters collide while covering a police car chase in Phoenix, AZ.
- 2008 Visitor posting - The ALAC Weather Service Madison, WI was founded. - USA
- 2010 Visitor posting - Cheyenne was born to Thomas & Melissa - USA
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