987 - Hugh Capet is crowned King of France, the first of the Capetian dynasty that would rule France till the French Revolution in 1792.
1035 - William the Conqueror becomes the Duke of Normandy, reigns until 1087.
1608 - Québec City is founded by Samuel de Champlain.
1767 - Norway's oldest newspaper still in print, Adresseavisen, is founded and the first edition is published.
1819 - The Bank of Savings in New York City, the first savings bank in the United States, opens.
1844 - The last pair of Great Auks is killed.
1849 - The French enter Rome in order to restore Pope Pius IX to power. This would prove a major obstacle to Italian unification.
1863 - American Civil War: The final day of the Battle of Gettysburg culminates with Pickett's Charge.
1866 - Austro-Prussian War is decided at the Battle of Königgratz, resulting in Prussia taking over as the prominent German nation from Austria.
1884 - Dow Jones and Company publishes its first stock average.
1890 - Idaho is admitted as the 43rd US state.
1944 - World War II: Minsk is liberated from Nazi control by Soviet troops during Operation Bagration.
1952 - The Constitution of Puerto Rico is approved by the Congress of the United States.
1962 - The Algerian War of Independence against the French ends.
1996 - Stone of Scone is returned to Scotland.
2005 - Same-sex marriage in Spain becomes legal.
Famous Birthdays
1423 - Louis XI of France
1442 - Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan
1870 - Richard Bedford Bennett, 11th Prime Minister of Canada
1908 - M. F. K. Fisher, writer
1924 - S. R. Nathan, 6th President of Singapore
1943 - Judith Durham, singer-songwriter and musician
1952 - Andy Fraser, singer-songwriter and musician
1962 - Tom Cruise, actor, writer, director, and producer
1964 - Yeardley Smith, actress
1971 - Julian Assange, journalist, publisher, and activist, founder of WikiLeaks
1976 - Shane Lynch, singer-songwriter and actor
1983 - Steph Jones, singer-songwriter and actor
1987 - Chris Hunter, actor
1990 - Lucas Mendes, footballer
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