1935 Nazi mass demonstration against German JewS
1943 German forces begin a six-day evacuation of the Italian island of Sicily, having been beaten back by the Allies, who invaded the island in July.
1945 Allies refuse Japan’s offer to surrender on the condition that Emperor Hirohito retains his status
1952 Hussein succeeds to Jordanian throne
1954 Formal peace treaty ends over 7 yrs of fighting in Indochina between the French and the Communist Viet Minh
1978 Funeral of Pope Paul VI held in the Vatican
1988 Al-Qaeda formed at a meeting between Osama bin Laden, Zawahiri and Dr Fadl in Peshawar, Pakistan
2003 NATO takes over command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, marking its first major operation outside Europe in its 54-year-history
2014 Robin Williams, the prolific Oscar-winning actor and comedian, died by suicide. He was 63.
2015 greek debt crisis: European Commission announces a bailout with Greece and its creditors has been agreed “in principle”
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