- 1429 – French forces under the leadership of Joan of Arc crush the main English army under Sir John Fastolf at the Battle of Patay. This turns the tide of the Hundred Years’ War.
- 1815 – Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Waterloo leads to Napoleon Bonaparte abdicating the throne of France for a second and final time.
- 1873 – Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election
- 1928 – Aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean (she was a passenger; Wilmer Stutz was pilot and Lou Gordon, mechanic).
- 1937 – John D. Rockefeller IV, U.S. Senator was born
- 1942 – Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa was born
- 1946 – Fabio Capello, former Italian football coach and current Juventus coach was born
- 1953 – The Republic of Egypt is declared and the monarchy is abolished
- 1981 – AIDS is identified.
- 1983 – Astronaut Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space
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