1178 - Five Canterbury monks see what is possibly the Giordano Bruno crater being formed. It is believed that the current oscillations of the Moon's distance from the Earth (on the order of meters) are a result of this collision.
1264 - The Parliament of Ireland meets at Castledermot in County Kildare, the first definitively known meeting of this Irish legislature.
1429 - French forces under the leadership of Joan of Arc defeat the main English army under Sir John Fastolf at the Battle of Patay. This turns the tide of the Hundred Years' War.
1778 - American Revolutionary War: British troops abandon Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1812 - War of 1812: The U.S. Congress declares war on the United Kingdom.
1815 - Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Waterloo results in the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte by the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher forcing him to abdicate the throne of France for the second and last time.
1830 - French invasion of Algeria.
1873 - Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.
1928 - Aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean (she is a passenger; Wilmer Stultz is the pilot and Lou Gordon the mechanic).
1940 - "Finest Hour" speech by Winston Churchill.
1953 - The Egyptian Revolution of 1952 ends with the overthrow of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty and the declaration of the Republic of Egypt.
1979 - SALT II is signed by the United States and the Soviet Union.
1994 - The Troubles: the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) open fire inside a pub in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, killing six civilians and wounding five.
2012 - HRH Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud is appointed Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.
Famous Birthdays
1269 - Eleanor of England, Countess of Bar, eldest surviving daughter of Edward I of England and his first wife, Eleanor of Castile.
1318 - Eleanor of Woodstock, Countess of Guelders
1517 - Emperor Ōgimachi of Japan
1769 - Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, politician
1901 - Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia
1914 - E.G. Marshall, actor
1931 - Fernando Henrique Cardoso, 34th President of Brazil
1936 - Ronald Venetiaan, President of Suriname
1942 - Thabo Mbeki, 23rd President of South Africa
1949 - Lech Kaczyński, 4th President of Poland
1952 - Isabella Rossellini, actress
1963 - Dizzy Reed, musician, composer, and actor
1971 - Nathan Morris, singer
1980 - David Giuntoli, actor
1985 - Gia Johnson, fashion model
1991 - Willa Holland, actress
2006 - Freule/Lady Countess Zaria of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg
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