Today:
526: King Theoderic the Great of the Ostrogoths dies, leading to the decline of the Ostrogothic Kingdom in Italy.
1363: The Battle of Lake Poyang, one of the largest naval battles in history, begins between Chinese rebel leaders during the late Yuan dynasty.
1590: Tokugawa Ieyasu enters Edo (now Tokyo), marking the beginning of the Tokugawa shogunate’s power in Japan.
1721: The Treaty of Nystad is signed, ending the Great Northern War between Russia and Sweden.
1835: Melbourne, Australia, is founded by settlers from the colony of New South Wales.
1862: The Second Battle of Bull Run (also known as the Battle of Second Manassas) ends in a decisive Confederate victory during the American Civil War.
1914: The Battle of Tannenberg ends in World War I with a significant German victory over Russian forces.
1945: The Allied Control Council is established to oversee the occupation of Germany after World War II.
1963: The “hotline” communication link between the United States and the Soviet Union goes into operation to reduce the risk of accidental war.
1999: East Timor votes for independence from Indonesia in a UN-supervised referendum, leading to widespread violence.