1680 - Pueblo Indians capture Santa Fe from Spanish during the Pueblo Revolt.
1778 - American Revolutionary War: British forces begin besieging the French outpost at Pondicherry.
1879 - The Virgin Mary, along with St. Joseph and St. John the Evangelist, appears at a church in Knock County Mayo, Ireland. Beside them and a little to their left was an altar with a cross and the figure of a lamb, around which angels hovered.
1911 - The Mona Lisa is stolen by a Louvre employee.
1918 - World War I: The Second Battle of the Somme begins.
1942 - World War II: The flag of Nazi Germany is installed atop the Mount Elbrus, the highest peak of the Caucasus mountain range.
1959 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union. Hawaii's admission is currently commemorated by Hawaii Admission Day
1991 - Latvia declares renewal of its full independence after the occupation of Soviet Union.
Famous Birthdays
1643 - King Afonso VI of Portugal
1765 - King William IV of the United Kingdom
1902 - Angel Karaliychev, writer
1927 - Thomas S. Monson, 16th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
1930 - Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, deceased sister of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen mother
1945 - Jerry DaVanon, baseball player
1956 - Kim Cattrall, actress
1963 - His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco
1968 - Dina Carroll, singer
1978 - Bhumika Chawla, actress
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