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{{calendar}} {{day}} == Events == === Up to 1900 === * [[70]] &ndash; [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] forces under [[Titus]] sack [[Jerusalem]]. * [[1380]] &ndash; [[Battle]] of Kulikovo: [[Russia]]n forces defeat a mixed army of [[Tatars]] and [[Mongol Empire|Mongols]], stopping their advance. * [[1504]] &ndash; [[Michelangelo]]'s [[David]] statue is unveiled in [[Florence]]. * [[1514]] &ndash; [[Battle]] of Orsha: In one of the biggest [[battle]]s of the [[century]], [[Lithuania]]ns and [[Poland|Poles]] defeat the [[Russia]]n [[army]]. * [[1565]] &ndash; The [[Knight]]s of [[Malta]] end the Turkish [[Siege]] of [[Malta]] that began on [[May 18]]. * [[1665]] &ndash; [[Warsaw]] falls without resistance to a small force under [[Charles X Gustav of Sweden]]. * [[1727]] &ndash; A [[barn]] [[fire]] during a [[puppet]] show in the [[village]] of Burwell in [[Cambridgeshire]], [[England]], kills 78 people, most of them children. * [[1761]] &ndash; King [[George III of the United Kingdom]] marries [[Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz]]. * [[1796]] &ndash; [[French Revolution]]ary Wars: The French defeat [[Austria]]n forces in Bassano, Venetia, present–day [[Italy]]. * [[1831]] &ndash; [[William IV of the United Kingdom]] is crowned king. * [[1860]] &ndash; The [[steam]]ship ''Lady Elgin'' sinks on [[Lake Michigan]], killing around 300 people. * [[1863]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: At the [[Second Battle of Sabine Pass]], the Confederates prevent an attempt from the Union army to enter [[Texas]]. * [[1883]] &ndash; The Northern [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] [[Railway]] is completed in a ceremony at Gold Creek, [[Montana]], [[United States]]. * [[1888]] &ndash; [[Jack the Ripper]] killings: The body of [[Annie Chapman]] is found. * [[1888]] &ndash; in [[England]], the first six [[Soccer|Football]] League matches are played. * [[1892]] &ndash; The American [[Pledge of Allegiance]] is recited for the first time. * [[1900]] &ndash; In [[Galveston, Texas]], a [[hurricane]] kills around 8,000 people. === 1901 &ndash; 2000 === * [[1914