Russian mixed martial artist
British physicist
American actress
Canadian/American film producer
Irish actor
Nigerian singer-songwriter, musician, activist
Italian tenor
Prussian/German field marshal, politician, 2nd President of Germany
Scottish/American engineer, invented the Telephone
American politician, 29th President of the United States
Under the leadership of Philip II, the Macedonian army fought and overcame combined forces from Athens and Thebes. This victory led to Macedonian dominance in Greece and Aegean.
Under the leadership of Hannibal, the Carthaginian army achieved a significant victory over a larger Roman army commanded by the consuls Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Gaius Terentius Varro.
The reign of St Stephen I as Catholic Pope ended with his death.
Frederik van Lotharingen was elected as the first Belgium Pope Stephen IX [X].
King William II of England, also known as William Rufus, was killed by an arrow shot by Sir Walter Tyrell while he was hunting in the New Forest.
The French troops ended their stationing in Flanders.
The most fatal war in Africa began with a revolt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It rapidly involved 9 African nations over 5 years and cost an estimated 5.4 million lives.
In just 2 days, Iraqi forces overran Kuwait and Saddam Hussein claimed Kuwait as Iraq's 19th province. The invasion came to an end after 7 months following intervention from a UN-sanctioned coalition led by the United States.
The joint federation of Jordan and Iraq was disbanded following King Faisal of Iraq's removal from power and subsequent assassination in the 14 July Revolution.
This conference, which had representatives from the US, U.K., and Soviet Union, was called to negotiate the end of World War II.
The world's first underground railway, the Tower Subway beneath river Thames in London, began operations. However, it closed down within a few months due to bankruptcy and is now used for utilities.