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1543 - King Henry VIII of England married his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr at Hampton Court Palace.
1573 - Spanish forces under the Duke of Alva capture Haarlem after a seven month siege.
1580 - Ostrog Bible, the first printed Bible in a Slavic language, is published.
1690 - Williamite war in Ireland: Battle of the Boyne (Gregorian calendar) - The army of William III of England defeats that of the deposed King James VII of Scotland and II of England.
1691 - Williamite war in Ireland: Battle of Aughrim (Julian calendar) - The decisive victory of William's forces in Ireland.
1759 - Seven Years' War - French and Indian War: British cannons start firing on French at Quebec City, from Lévis, Quebec.
1806 - Sixteen German imperial states left the Holy Roman Empire and formed the Confederation of the Rhine.
1812 - War of 1812: The United States invades Canada at Windsor, Ontario.
1862 - Medal of Honor authorized by the United States Congress.
1892 - A hidden lake bursts out of a glacier on the side of Mont Blanc, flooding the valley below and killing around 200 villagers and holidaymakers in Saint Gervais.
1932 - Lambeth Bridge, London, opened by King George V of the United Kingdom
1932 - Hedley Verity establishes a first-class record by taking all ten wickets for only ten runs against Nottinghamshire on a pitch affected by a storm.
1933 - Congress passes the first federal minimum wage law in the United States: 33 cents per hour.
1943 - World War II: Battle of Prokhorovka - German and Soviet forces engage in largest tank engagement of all time.
1950 - René Pleven becomes Prime Minister of France.
1960 - Orlyonok, the main Young Pioneer camp of the Russian SFSR, is founded.
1967 - Four days of race riots begin in Newark, New Jersey that will claim the lives of 27 people.
1973 - A fire destroys the entire 6th floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States.
1975 - São Tomé and PrÃncipe declare independence.
1979 - Disco Demolition Night takes place in Chicago.
1979 - The island nation of Kiribati declares independence.
1993 - A magnitude 7.8 earthquake off the shore of Hokkaido, Japan launches a devastating tsunami, killing 202 on the small island of Okushiri.
2002 - Gay rights: The Superior Court of Ontario orders Ontario to recognize same-sex marriages.
2004 - Pedro Santana Lopes is officially appointed Prime Minister of Portugal.
2005 - Prince Albert II is enthroned as ruler of the Principality of Monaco.
2005 - Thunder Horse, the largest semi-submersible oil platform in the world, was found listing badly after hurricane Dennis.
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