1683 - William Penn signed a friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape Indians in Pennsylvania.
1700 - Russia gave up its Black Sea fleet as part of a truce with the Ottoman Empire.
1758 - British and Hanoverian armies defeated the French at Krefeld in Germany.
1760 - The Austrians defeated the Prussians at Landshut, Germany.
1757 - Robert Clive defeated the Indians at Plassey and won control of Bengal.
1848 - A bloody insurrection of workers in Paris erupted.
1884 - A Chinese Army defeated the French at Bacle, Indochina.
1902 - Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy renewed the Triple Alliance for a 12 year duration.
1934 - Italy gained the right to colonize Albania after defeating the country.
Famous Birthdays:
1456 - Margaret of Denmark, wife of James III of Scotland
1763 - Joséphine de Beauharnais, Queen consort of Italy then later Empress consort of France (first wife of Napoleon I)
1877 - Hermann Stephani, composer
1894 - King Edward VIII of Great Britain, Emperor of India (who would abdicate the throne)
1925 - Miriam Karlin, actress
1955 - Maggie Greenwald, director and writer
1972 - Zinedine Zidane, footballer
1974 - HRH Maria Carolina Christina, Princess of Netherlands, Marchioness of Sala
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