1825 - Uruguay declares its independence from Brazil.
1920 - Polish-Soviet War: Battle of Warsaw, which began on August 13, ends. The Red Army is defeated.
1944 - World War II: Paris is liberated by the Allies.
1989 - Voyager 2 spacecraft makes its closest approach to Neptune.
1991 - Belarus gains its independence from the Soviet Union
Famous Birthdays:
1530 - Tsar Ivan IV of Russia (Also known as Ivan the Terrible)
1707 - King Louis I of Spain
1882 - Seán T. O'Kelly, 2nd President of Ireland
1910 - Dorothea Tanning, painter
1930 - Sir Thomas Sean Connery, actor
1952 - Duleep Mendis, cricketer
1961 - Billy Ray Cyrus, singer, songwriter
1970 - Claudia Schiffer, model
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