1415 - Henry the Navigator leads Portuguese forces to victory over the Marinids at the Battle of Ceuta.
1598 - Nine Years War: Battle of the Yellow Ford – Irish forces under Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, defeat an English expeditionary force under Henry Bagenal.
1893 - France becomes the first country to introduce motor vehicle registration.
1916 - Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary, joining the Entente in World War I
1941 - World War II – Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt sign the Atlantic Charter of war stating postwar aims.
1947 - Pakistan gains Independence from the British Empire and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.
1971 - Bahrain declares independence as the State of Bahrain.
1974 - The second Turkish invasion of Cyprus begins
2010 - The first-ever Youth Olympic Games are held in Singapore.
Famous Birthdays:
1297 - Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan
1479 - Princess Catherine of York, ninth child and sixth daughter of King Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville
1740 - Pope Pius VII
1857 - Max Wagenknecht, composer
1876 - King Alexander I of Serbia
1910 - Willy Ronis, photographer
1924 - Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa, Tibetan religious figure
1933 - Richard R. Ernst, chemist and Nobel Prize Laureate
1949 - Morten Olsen, footballer
1959 - Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr, basketball player
1966 - Halle Berry, actress
1978 - Kate Ritchie, actress
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