| 1754 | Mutiny on the HMS Bounty occurs. |
| 1862 | Battle of Acultzingo during the French-Mexican War. |
| 1862 | Union ships under Farragut began the bombardment of Fort Jackson and Fort Mary outside New Orleans. |
| 1945 | Mussolini assassinated by Italian partisans. |
| 1974 | Last Americans evacuated from Saigon. |