1202 - Battle of Basian.
1694 - A Royal charter is granted to the Bank of England.
1794 - French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre is arrested after encouraging the execution of more than 17,000 "enemies of the Revolution".
1900 - Kaiser Wilhelm II makes a speech comparing Germans to Huns; for years afterwards, "Hun" would be a disparaging name for Germans.
1929 - The Geneva Convention of 1929, dealing with treatment of prisoners-of-war, is signed by 53 nations.
1942 - World War II: Allied forces successfully halt the final Axis advance into Egypt.
1953 - Fighting in the Korean War ends when the United States, China, and North Korea sign an armistice agreement. Syngman Rhee, President of South Korea, refuses to sign but pledges to observe the armistice.
1955 - The Allied occupation of Austria stemming from World War II, ends.
1997 - About 50 people are killed in the Si Zerrouk massacre in Algeria.
2012 - The opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The third time London hosts the Olympic Games.
Famous Birthdays:
1741 - François-Hippolyte Barthélémon, violinist and composer
1777 - Henry Trevor, 21st Baron Dacre, soldier
1848 - Thomas Herbst painter
1906 - Jerzy Giedroyc, writer and activist
1929 - Jack Higgins, novelist
1948 - Peggy Fleming, figure skater
1959 - Joe DeSa, baseball player
1968 - Cliff Curtis, actor
1977 - Jonathan Rhys Meyers, actor
1987 - Jordan Hill, basketball player
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