233 Triumph of the Emperor Severus Alexander for his victories over the Persians
1066 Battle of Stamford Bridge: Harold II Godwinson of England defeats Harald Haardrada of Norway, then marches south to confront William of Normandy
1143 Election of Guido del Castello as Pope as Celestine II (1143-1144)
1396 Battle of Nicopolis: Sultan Bayazid I defeats the Crusaders
1493 Columbus begins his second voyage to the New World
1526 Battle of Governolo: Italians under Giovanni degli Bande Nere defeat the Imperialists
1555 Peace of Augsburg: truce in Protestant-Catholic tensions in the HRE
1598 Battle of Stangebro: Swedes defeat King Sigismund, ending union with Poland
1839 France recognizes the Republic of Texas
1857 Relief of Lucknow by Havelock & Outram
1861 Combat at Chapmansville, WVa
1861 SecNav Welles authorizes the enlistment of former slaves
1911 French battleship 'Liberte' blows up at Toulon, 226 die
1937 Mussolini visits Berlin
1939 German Luftwaffe fire bombs Warsaw
1940 Vidkun Quisling establishes a a pro-Nazi 'quisling' government in Norway
1942 Australian troops open an offensive along the Kokoda Trail
1983 Mass escape of 38 IRA prisoners from a British prison near Belfast
2002 Islamist gunmen kill 7 Christians in Karachi, Pakistan
