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King Kamehameha I Day in Hawaii; needs more footnotes
1429Hundred Years' War: Joan of Arc's first offensive battle, the Battle of Jargeau, began. no footnotes
1534 - Silken Thomas rode through Dublin and renounced his allegiance to King Henry VIII, leading to the outbreak of the Kildare Rebellion. Undercited
1770 – The HMS Endeavour, carrying English explorer James Cook, ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef, sustaining considerable damage. refimprove section, original research
1776 – The Second Continental Congress established the Committee of Five to draft a declaration of independence for the Thirteen Colonies.
1892The Salvation Army's Limelight Department, one of the world's earliest film studios, was officially established in Melbourne, Australia. no footnotes
1937 – Marshal Mikhail Tukhachevsky and several senior officers of the Soviet Red Army were convicted for belonging to a Trotskyist organization in a secret trial during the Great Purge. refimprove
1938 – The Battle of Wuhan began, lasting four and a half months, the longest and largest battle of the entire Second Sino-Japanese War. refimprove section
1955The deadliest accident in motorsport history occurred when two cars collided during a running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, causing 84 deaths. Undercited
1956 – The six-day Gal Oya riots, the first ethnic riots targeting the minority Sri Lankan Tamils in post-independent Sri Lanka, began, eventually resulting in the deaths of at least 150 people and 100 injuries. sparsely referenced
1972 – An excursion train derailed on a sharp curve at Eltham Well Hall station in Eltham, London, killing 6 people and injuring 126 others. needs more footnotes
1978 – A group of Urdu-speaking students led by Altaf Hussain founded the All Pakistan Muttahidda Students Organization political student organisation, a forerunner to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, at the University of Karachi. refimprove
1982Steven Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was released, and went on to set the record for the highest-grossing film of all time, which it held for 11 years. 15 {cn} tags
Klemens von Metternich |d|1859 unreferenced section (Ancestry)
Jackie Stewart |b|1939 expansion

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George Wallace protesting desegregation at the University of Alabama
George Wallace protesting desegregation at the University of Alabama
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