881 - Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu: Louis III of France defeats the Vikings, an event celebrated in the poem Ludwigslied.
1601 - Long War: Austria captures Transylvania in the Battle of Goroszló.
1860 - The Second Maori War begins in New Zealand.
1914 - World War I: Germany declares war against France.
1934 - Adolf Hitler becomes the supreme leader of Germany by joining the offices of President and Chancellor into Führer.
1936 - Jesse Owens wins the 100 meter dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics.
1940 - World War II: Italian forces begin the invasion of British Somaliland.
1960 - Niger gains independence from France.
2001 - The Real IRA detonates a car bomb in Ealing, London, England, United Kingdom injuring seven people.
2004 - The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11 attacks.
2010 - Widespread rioting erupts in Karachi, Pakistan, after the assassination of a local politician, leaving at least 85 dead and at least 17 billion Pakistani rupees ($200 million) in damage.
Famous Birthdays
1734 - Naungdawgyi, king of Myanmar
1770 - Frederick William III of Prussia
1803 - Joseph Paxton, gardener and architect, designed The Crystal Palace
1856 - Alfred Deakin, 2nd Prime Minister of Australia
1907 - Ernesto Geisel, military leader and 29th President of Brazil
1934 - Jonas Savimbi, political leader, founded UNITA
1941 - Martha Stewart, businesswoman, publisher, and author, founded Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
1958 - Lambert Wilson, actor
1983 - Mamie Gummer, actress
1986 - Charlotte Casiraghi, daughter of HRH Caroline, Princess of Hanover
1992 - Karlie Kloss, model
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