1582 - Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar, this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
1649 - Sack of Wexford: After a ten-day siege, English New Model Army troops (under Oliver Cromwell) stormed the town of Wexford, killing over 2,000 Irish Confederate troops and 1,500 civilians.
1727 - George II and Caroline of Ansbach are crowned King and Queen of Great Britain.
1797 - Battle of Camperdown: Naval battle between Royal Navy and Royal Netherlands Navy during the French Revolutionary Wars. The outcome of the battle was a decisive British victory.
1890 - In Washington, DC, the Daughters of the American Revolution is founded.
1910 - President Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first U.S. president to fly in an airplane. He flew for four minutes with Arch Hoxsey in a plane built by the Wright Brothers at Kinloch Field (Lambert-St. Louis International Airport), St. Louis, Missouri.
1912 - First Balkan War: The Greek Army liberates the city of Kozani.
1941 - Beginning of the National Liberation War of Macedonia.
1954 - First Indochina War: The Viet Minh take control of North Vietnam.
1982 - The Mary Rose, a Tudor carrack which sank on July 19, 1545, is salvaged from the sea bed of the Solent, off Portsmouth.
Famous Birthdays:
1335 - Taejo of Joseon, King of Korea
1671 - Frederick IV of Denmark
1844 - Henry J. Heinz, businessman, founded the H. J. Heinz Company
1884 - Eleanor Roosevelt, 34th First Lady of the United States and humanitarian
1927 - Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium
1937 - Bobby Charlton, footballer
1947 - Lucas Papademos, economist and Prime Minister of Greece
1956 - Nicanor Duarte Frutos, former President of Paraguay
1957 - Dawn French, comedian, actress and screenwriter
1963 - HRH Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein of Jordan
1969 - HRH Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, fifth in the line to the Dutch throne.
1977 - Jérémie Janot, footballer
1982 - Kristy Wu, actress
1989 - Michelle Wie, golfer
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