1635 - The French colony of Guadeloupe was established in the Caribbean.
1675 - Frederick William of Brandenburg crushed the Swedes.
1709 - The Russians defeated the Swedes and Cossacks at the Battle of Poltava.
1776 - American Colonists repulsed a British sea attack on Charleston, South Carolina
1914 - Archduke Francis Ferdinand and the Mrs. Archduke were assassinated by Serb nationalist in (what is now known as) Sarajevo, Bosnia.
1919 - The Treaty of Versailles was signed ending World War I exactly five years after it began. The treaty also established the League of Nations.
1921 - A coal strike in Great Britain was settled after three months.
1930 - More than 1,000 communists were routed during an assault on the British consulate in London.
1950 - North Korean forces captured Seoul, South Korea.
Famous Birthdays:
1367 - Sigismund, German Emperor/king of Hungary/Bohemia
1476 - Pope Paul IV
1491 - King Henry VIII of England
1824 - William Tatus Wofford, Brigadier General of Confederate Army
1912 - Sergiu Celibidache, conductor
1926 - Mel Brooks, actor and director
1930 - Itamar Franco, former President of Brazil
1948 - Kathy Bates, actress
1955 - Eric Gates, footballer
1971 - Tichina Arnold, actress
1973 - Ingrid Seynhaeve, model
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