1191 - Third Crusade: Saladin's garrison surrenders to Philip Augustus, ending the two-year siege of Acre.
1543 - King Henry VIII of England marries his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr, at Hampton Court Palace.
1561 - Saint Basil's Cathedral in Moscow is consecrated.
1645 - Tsar Michael I of Russia dies
1690 - Battle of the Boyne – The armies of William III defeat those of the former James II.
1712 - Richard Cromwell, Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland dies
1776 - Captain James Cook begins his third voyage.
1806 - Sixteen German imperial states leave the Holy Roman Empire and form the Confederation of the Rhine.
1806 - Liechtenstein was given full sovereignty after its accession to the Confederation of the Rhine.
1943 - World War II: Battle of Prokhorovka – German and Soviet forces engage in one of the largest tank engagement of all time.
1962 - The Rolling Stones perform their first ever concert, at the Marquee Club in London, England, United Kingdom.
1975 - São Tomé and Príncipe declare independence from Portugal.
1979 - The island nation of Kiribati becomes independent from United Kingdom.
2012 - The Turaymisah massacre kills 250 people during a Syrian military operation in a village within the Hama Governorate.
Famous Birthdays
1596 - Tsar Michael I of Russia
1803 - St. Peter Chanel, saint
1852 - Hipólito Yrigoyen, 19th and 21st President of Argentina
1854 - George Eastman, businessman and inventor of Roll film, founded the Eastman Kodak Company
1870 - Louis II, Prince of Monaco
1937 - Michel Louvain, singer
1950 - Eric Carr, drummer and songwriter
1952 - Liz Mitchell, singer
1959 - Charlie Murphy, actor and writer
1972 - Jake Wood, English actor
1978 - Topher Grace, actor
1984 - Natalie Martinez, actress
1990 - Bébé, footballer
1991 - Erik Per Sullivan, actor
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