1516 - The Treaty of Noyon between France and Spain is signed. Francis I of France recognises Charles's claim to Naples, and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, recognises Francis's claim to Milan.
1704 - War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Blenheim – English and Imperial forces are victorious over French and Bavarian troops.
1792 - King Louis XVI of France is formally arrested by the National Tribunal, and declared an enemy of the people.
1920 - Polish-Soviet War: the Battle of Warsaw begins and will last till August 25. The Red Army is defeated.
1937 - The Battle of Shanghai begins.
1960 - The Central African Republic declares independence from France.
1961 - The German Democratic Republic closes the border between the eastern and western sectors of Berlin to thwart its inhabitants' attempts to escape to the West.
2008 - South Ossetian War: Russian units occupy the Georgian city of Gori.
Famous Birthdays:
1311 - King Alfonso XI of Castile and Leon
1860 - Annie Oakley, sharpshooter
1888 - John Logie Baird, television inventor pioneer
1913 - Makarios III, Archbishop and first President of Cyprus
1926 - Fidel Castro, revolutionary and politician
1949 - Bobby Clarke, ice hockey player
1960 - Phil Taylor, darts player
1974 - Sam Endicott, singer
1975 - Joe Perry, snooker player
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