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| + | *[[390 BC]] - [[Roman Republic|Roman]]-[[Gaulish]] Wars: [[Battle of the Allia]] - A [[Roman Republic|Roman]] army is defeated by raiding [[Gauls]], leading to the subsequent sacking of [[Rome]]. | ||
| + | * [[64]] - [[Great fire of Rome]]: A fire begins to burn in the merchant area of [[Rome]] and soon burns completely out of control while [[Emperor]] [[Nero]] reportedly plays his [[lyre]] and sings while watching the blaze from a safe distance. | ||
| + | *[[1195]] - [[Battle of Alarcos]], great victory of [[Almohad]] ruler [[Abu Yusuf Ya'qub al-Mansur]] over the [[Kingdom of Castile|Castilian]] King [[Alfonso VIII of Castile|Alfonso VIII]]. | ||
| + | *[[1536]] - The authority of the [[Pope]] is declared void in [[England]]. | ||
| + | *[[1830]] - [[Uruguay]] adopts its first [[constitution]]. | ||
| + | *[[1857]] - [[Louis Faidherbe]], [[France|French]] [[governor]] of [[Senegal]], arrives to relieve [[France|French]] forces at [[Kayes]], effectively ending [[El Hajj]] [[Umar Tall]]'s war on the [[France|French]]. | ||
| + | *[[1861]] - [[American Civil War]]: Skirmish at [[Blackburn's Ford]] prior to [[First Battle of Bull Run]](1st Battle of Manassas). | ||
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| + | *[[1925]] - [[Adolf Hitler]] publishes his personal manifesto ''[[Mein Kampf]]''. | ||
| == Births == | == Births == | ||
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- 390 BC - Roman-Gaulish Wars: Battle of the Allia - A Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, leading to the subsequent sacking of Rome.
- 64 - Great fire of Rome: A fire begins to burn in the merchant area of Rome and soon burns completely out of control while Emperor Nero reportedly plays his lyre and sings while watching the blaze from a safe distance.
- 1195 - Battle of Alarcos, great victory of Almohad ruler Abu Yusuf Ya'qub al-Mansur over the Castilian King Alfonso VIII.
- 1536 - The authority of the Pope is declared void in England.
- 1830 - Uruguay adopts its first constitution.
- 1857 - Louis Faidherbe, French governor of Senegal, arrives to relieve French forces at Kayes, effectively ending El Hajj Umar Tall's war on the French.
- 1861 - American Civil War: Skirmish at Blackburn's Ford prior to First Battle of Bull Run(1st Battle of Manassas).
- 1925 - Adolf Hitler publishes his personal manifesto Mein Kampf.
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Caravaggio (1573 - 1610) Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (September 28, 1573 – July 18, 1610), usually called Caravaggio after his hometown near Milan, was an Italian Baroque ...
Brian Auger, born on July 18, 1939 in London, is a jazz and rock keyboardist, who has specialised in playing the Hammond Organ. He is considered to be one ...
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