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XÑ Lợi Pagoda, raided by South Vietnamese special forces
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XÑ Lợi Pagoda, raided by South Vietnamese special forces
- 1717 β Austro-Turkish War: Austrian troops under Prince Eugene of Savoy captured the strategically important city of Belgrade from the Ottoman Empire.
- 1808 β Peninsular War: British and Portuguese forces put an end to the first French invasion of Portugal at the Battle of Vimeiro.
- 1942 β World War II: The Imperial Japanese Army lost the Battle of the Tenaru, the first of its three major land offensives during the Guadalcanal campaign.
- 1963 β South Vietnamese special forces loyal to NgΓ΄ ΔΓ¬nh Nhu, the brother of President NgΓ΄ ΔΓ¬nh Diα»m, raided and vandalised Buddhist pagodas (one pictured) across the country, arresting thousands and leaving hundreds dead.
- 2015 β Passengers on a Thalys train from Amsterdam to Paris confronted and subdued an attacker who attempted a mass shooting.
- Baldwin II of Jerusalem (d. 1131)
- John Claypole (b. 1625)
- Ettore Bugatti (d. 1947)
- Millie Bright (b. 1993)
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