1191 - Third Crusade: Saladin's garrison surrenders to Philip Augustus, ending the two-year siege of Acre.
1543 - King Henry VIII of England marries his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr, at Hampton Court Palace.
1690 - Battle of the Boyne, The armies of William III defeat those of the former James II.
1806 - Liechtenstein was given full sovereignty after its accession to the Confederation of the Rhine
1812 - War of 1812: the United States invade Canada at Windsor, Ontario.
1962 - The Rolling Stones perform their first ever concert, at the Marquee Club in London, England, United Kingdom.
1971 - The Australian Aboriginal Flag is flown for the first time.
1975 - São Tomé and Príncipe declare independence from Portugal.
1979 -The island nation of Kiribati becomes independent from United Kingdom.
Famous Birthdays:
1596 - Tsar Michael I of Russia
1854 - Juan Gualberto Gómez, Afro-Cuban leader in the Cuban war of independence
1920 - Keith Andes, actor
1942 - Billy Smith, rugby league player
1951 - Brian Grazer, film producer
1969 - Alan Mullally, cricketer
1980 - Tom Price, Actor
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