1075 - Dmitar Zvonimir is crowned King of Croatia.
1200 - Isabella of Angoulême is crowned Queen consort of England - the second wife of King John from 1200 until John's death in 1216. She had five children by the King including his heir, later Henry III.
1573 - End of the Spanish siege of Alkmaar, the first Dutch victory in Eighty Years War.
1600 - San Marino adopts its written constitution.
1813 - The Treaty of Ried is signed between Bayern and Austria.
1856 - The Second Opium War between several western powers and China begins with the Arrow Incident on the Pearl River.
1895 - Eulmi incident- Queen Min of Joseon, the last Empress of Korea, is assassinated and her corpse burnt by the Japanese in Gyeongbok Palace.
1939 - World War II: Germany annexes Western Poland.
1941 - World War II: In their invasion of the Soviet Union, Germany reaches the Sea of Azov with the capture of Mariupol.
1962 - Algeria joins the United Nations.
1967 - Guerrilla leader Che Guevara and his men are captured in Bolivia.
1982 - Poland bans Solidarity and all trade unions.
1991 - Croatia votes to sever constitutional relations with Yugoslavia, making the country fully independent
Famous Birthdays:
1515 - Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox
1807 - Harriet Taylor Mill, feminist philosopher
1895 - Juan Perón, former President of Argentina
1895 - King Zog I of Albania
1919 - Kiichi Miyazawa, 78th Prime Minister of Japan
1944 - Susan Raye, singer
1978 - Antonino D'Agostino, footballer
1993 - Angus T. Jones, actor
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