30 BC - Cleopatra VII Philopator, the last ruler of the Egyptian Ptolemaic dynasty, commits suicide, allegedly by means of an asp bite.
1831 - French intervention forces William I of the Netherlands to abandon his attempt to suppress the Belgian Revolution.
1898 - The Hawaiian flag is lowered from ʻIolani Palace in an elaborate annexation ceremony and replaced with the flag of the United States to signify the transfer of sovereignty from the Republic of Hawai'i to the United States.
1914 - World War I: the United Kingdom declares war on Austria-Hungary; the countries of the British Empire follow suit.
1944 - Nazi German troops end the week-long Wola massacre, during which time at least 40,000 people were killed indiscriminately or in mass executions.
1952 - The Night of the Murdered Poets: 13 prominent Jewish intellectuals are murdered in Moscow, Soviet Union.
1964 - Charlie Wilson, one of the Great Train Robbers, escapes from Winson Green Prison in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom.
1969 - Violence erupts after the Apprentice Boys of Derry march in Derry, Northern Ireland, resulting in a three-day communal riot known as the Battle of the Bogside.
1978 - The Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Japan and the People's Republic of China is signed.
2012 - Closing ceremony of the 30th Olympic Games in London
Famous Birthdays:
1503 - King Christian III of Denmark and Norway
1629 - Tsar Alexis I of Russia
1762 - King George IV of the United Kingdom
1880 - Christy Mathewson, baseball player
1907 - Benjamin Henry Sheares, second President of Singapore
1910 - Yusof bin Ishak, first President of Singapore
1926 - Joe Jones, R&B singer
1932 - Her Majesty Queen Sirikit of Thailand, consort of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej Rama IX of Thailand
1939 - George Hamilton, actor
1954 - Président François Hollande of France
1961 - Mark Priest, cricketer
1983 - Mark Webster, Dart player
1983 - Mark Webster, Dart player
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