1386 - The Old Swiss Confederacy makes great strides in establishing control over its territory by soundly defeating the Archduchy of Austria in the Battle of Sempach.
1540 - King Henry VIII of England annuls his marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves.
1572 - Nineteen Catholics suffer martyrdom for their beliefs in the Dutch town of Gorkum.
1745 - War of the Austrian Succession: French victory in the Battle of Melle allows them to capture Ghent in the days after.
1776 - George Washington ordered the Declaration of Independence to be read out loud to members of the Continental Army in New York, New York, for the first time.
1789 - In Versailles, the National Assembly reconstitutes itself as the National Constituent Assembly and begins preparations for a French constitution.
1815 - Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord becomes the first Prime Minister of France.
1816 - Argentina declares independence from Spain.
1868 - The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified guaranteeing African Americans full citizenship and all persons in the United States due process of law.
1877 - The inaugural Wimbledon Championships opens.
1918 - Great Train Wreck of 1918: in Nashville, Tennessee, an inbound local train collides with an outbound express killing 101 and injuring 171 people, making it the deadliest rail accident in United States history.
1944 - World War II: Battle of Normandy – British and Canadian forces capture Caen, France.
1972 - The Troubles: In Belfast, British Army snipers shoot five civilians dead in the Springhill Massacre.
1999 - Days of student protests begin after Iranian police and hardliners attack a student dormitory at the University of Tehran.
2011 - South Sudan gains independence and secedes from Sudan.
Famous Birthdays
1511 - Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, Queen consort of Denmark and Norway.
1578 - Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
1786 - Princess Sophie Hélène Béatrice of France
1819 - Elias Howe, inventor, invented the sewing machine
1916 - Edward Heath, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1929 -King Hassan II of Morocco
1942 - Richard Roundtree, actor
1946 - Bon Scott, singer-songwriter and musician
1947 - O. J. Simpson, football player, actor
1950 - Viktor Yanukovych, 4th President of Ukraine
1965 - Frank Bello, singer and bassist
1971 - Marc Andreessen, software developer, co-founded Netscape
1982 - Maggie Ma, actress
1986 - Severo Meza, footballer
1991 - Mitchel Musso, actor and singer
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