1290 - King Edward I of England issues the Edict of Expulsion, banishing all Jews (numbering about 16,000) from England; this was Tisha B'Av on the Hebrew calendar, a day that commemorates many Jewish calamities.
1389 - Kingdom of France and Kingdom of England agree to the Truce of Leulinghem, inaugurating a 13-year peace; the longest period of sustained peace during the Hundred Years' War.
1555 - The College of Arms was reincorporated by Royal charter signed by Queen Mary I of England and King Philip II of Spain.
1656 - Polish-Lithuanian forces clash with Sweden and its Brandenburg allies in the start of what is to be known as The Battle of Warsaw which ends in a decisive Swedish victory.
1870 - The First Vatican Council decrees the dogma of papal infallibility.
1925 - Adolf Hitler publishes his personal manifesto Mein Kampf.
1976 - Nadia Comăneci became the first person in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
1996 - Battle of Mullaitivu. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam capture the Sri Lanka Army's base, killing over 1200 Army soldiers.
Famous Birthdays
1501 - Isabella of Burgundy, wife of Christian II of Denmark
1552 - Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor
1724 - Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria, composer and singer
1850 - Rose Hartwick Thorpe, poet
1890 - Frank Forde, 15th Prime Minister of Australia
1918 - Nelson Mandela, South African politician and President (1994-1999); Nobel Peace Prize laureate
1941 - Martha Reeves, singer
1950 - Sir Richard Branson, entrepreneur
1979 - Joey Mercury, professional wrestler
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