1039 - Henry III becomes Holy Roman Emperor.
1411 - King Charles VI of France granted a monopoly for the ripening of Roquefort cheese to the people of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon as they had been doing for centuries.
1783 - The Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrate their montgolfière (hot air balloon).
1794 - British troops capture Port-au-Prince in Haiti.
1812 - Following Louisiana's admittance as a U.S. state, the Louisiana Territory is renamed the Missouri Territory.
1859 - Italian Independence wars: In the Battle of Magenta, the French army, under Louis-Napoleon, defeat the Austrian army.
1878 - Cyprus Convention: The Ottoman Empire cedes Cyprus to the United Kingdom but retains nominal title.
1913 - Emily Davison, a suffragette, runs out in front of King George V's horse, Anmer, at the Epsom Derby. She is trampled, never regains consciousness and dies a few days later.
1919 - Women's rights: The U.S. Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which guarantees suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification.
1928 - The President of the Republic of China, Zhang Zuolin, is assassinated by Japanese agents.
1940 - World War II: The Dunkirk evacuation ends – British forces complete evacuation of 338,000 troops from Dunkirk in France. To rally the morale of the country, Winston Churchill delivers his famous "We shall fight on the beaches" speech.
1943 - A military coup in Argentina ousts Ramón Castillo.
1944 - World War II: Rome falls to the Allies, the first Axis capital to fall.
1970 - Tonga gains independence from the United Kingdom.
1989 - Ali Khamenei is elected as the new Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran by the Assembly of Experts after the death and funeral of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
1989 - The Tiananmen Square protests are violently ended in Beijing by the People's Liberation Army.
2001 - Gyanendra, the last King of Nepal, ascends to the throne after the massacre in the Royal Palace.
Famous Birthdays
1394 - Philippa of England, Queen consort of Denmark, Sweden and Norway
1489 - Antoine, Duke of Lorraine
1738 - George III of the United Kingdom
1867 - Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, military officer and 6th President of Finland
1885 - Arturo Rawson, general and 26th President of Argentina
1915 - Modibo Keïta, 1st President of Mali
1936 - Bruce Dern, actor
1944 - Michelle Phillips, singer-songwriter and actress
1952 - Bronisław Komorowski, 5th President of Poland
1968 - Scott Wolf, actor
1975 - Angelina Jolie, actress
1981 - T. J. Miller, actor and comedian
1987 - Mollie King, singer-songwriter
1990 - Her Majesty Queen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck, Queen consort of Bhutan
1991 - Lorenzo Insigne, footballer
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