70 - First Jewish–Roman War: Siege of Jerusalem – Titus, son of emperor Vespasian, storms the Fortress of Antonia north of the Temple Mount. The Roman army is drawn into street fights with the Zealots.
911 - Rollo lays siege to Chartres.
1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle – King Edward I of England takes the stronghold using the War Wolf.
1810 - Citizens of Bogotá, New Granada declare independence from Spain.
1871 - British Columbia joins the confederation of Canada.
1917 - World War I: The Corfu Declaration, which leads to the creation of the post-war Kingdom of Yugoslavia, is signed by the Yugoslav Committee and Kingdom of Serbia.
1940 - Denmark leaves the League of Nations.
1944 - World War II: Adolf Hitler survives an assassination attempt led by German Army Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg.
1949 - Israel and Syria sign a truce to end their nineteen-month war.
1951 - King Abdullah I of Jordan is assassinated by a Palestinian while attending Friday prayers in Jerusalem.
1969 - Apollo program: Apollo 11 successfully makes the first manned landing on the Moon in the Sea of Tranquility. Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the Moon almost 7 hours later.
1989 - Burma's ruling junta puts opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest.
Famous Birthdays:
356 BC - Alexander the Great, Macedonian king and conqueror of Persia
1304 - Francesco Petrarch, poet
1822 - Gregor Mendel, German scientist, father of modern genetics
1890 - King George II of Greece
1909 - Eric Rowan, cricketer
1914 - His Eminence Cardinal Ersilio Tonini of the Roman Catholic Church
1924 - Mort Garson, composer
1938 - Natalie Wood, actress
1945 - Johnny Loughrey, singer
1973 - HRH Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway
1989 - Cristian Pasquato, footballer
1999 - HRH Princess Alexandra of Hanover
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