1756 - Frederick the Great attacks Saxony, beginning the Seven Years' War.
1778 - American Revolutionary War: British and American forces battle indecisively at the Battle of Rhode Island.
1825 - Portugal recognizes the Independence of Brazil.
1833 - The United Kingdom legislates the abolition of slavery in its empire.
1943 - German-occupied Denmark scuttles most of its navy; Germany dissolves the Danish government.
1944 - Slovak National Uprising takes place as 60,000 Slovak troops turn against the Nazis.
1950 - Korean War: British troops arrive in Korea to bolster the US presence there.
2003 - Ayatollah Sayed Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, the Shia Muslim leader in Iraq, is assassinated in a terrorist bombing, along with nearly 100 worshippers as they leave a mosque in Najaf.
Famous Birthdays
1632 - John Locke, philosopher and physician
1862 - Maurice Maeterlinck, poet and Nobel Prize laureate
1912 - Barry Sullivan, actor
1928 - Charles Gray, actor
1936 - John McCain, politician
1947 - James Hunt, race car driver
1965 - Dina Spybey, actress
1979 - Ryan Shealy, baseball player
1986 - Lea Michele, actress and singer
1993 - Liam Payne, singer/
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