| | 1410 | Battle of Tannenberg. Polish-Bohemian-Russian-Lithuanian victory over the Teutonic Knights ended the Knights' influence and power. |
| | 1676 | Battle of Landskrone. Swedes decisively defeat Danes. |
| | 1779 | Battle of Penobscot Bay. British squadron of ten completely destroyed American squadron of 24 ships. |
| | 1789 | The citizens of Paris storm the Bastille prison. |
| | 1790 | Battle of Yenikale Gulf. Indecisive naval action between Russians and Turks. Both fleets lost 14 ships. |
| | 1807 | Battle of Friedland, a major victory for Napoleon. |
| | 1808 | Battle of Rio Seco. French defeat Spanish army. After the battle, Joseph Bonaparte entered Madrid and declared himself King of Spain. |
| | 1809 | Masséna's 8,000 men charged 30,000 Austrians and so startled them that the broke and ran. |
| | 1853 | Commodore Perry requests trade relations with the Japanese. |
| | 1969 | El Salvador invades Honduras following El Salvador's defeat in World Cup soccer qualifying round. |