This day in history:
- 1702 – Anglo-Dutch forces skirmish with French forces before the walls of Nijmegen and prevent its fall.
- 1956 – Start of Gal Oya riots, the first reported ethnic riots that target minority Sri Lankan Tamils in the Eastern Province. The total number of deaths is reportedly 150.
- 1011 – Lombard Revolt: Greek citizens of Bari rise up against the Lombard rebels led by Melus and deliver the city to Basil Mesardonites, Byzantine governor (catepan) of the Catepanate of Italy.
- 1964 – World War II veteran Walter Seifert attacks an elementary school in Cologne, Germany, killing at least eight children and two teachers and seriously injuring several more with a home-made flamethrower and a lance.
Births:
- 1948 – Dave Cash, American baseball player and coach
- 1655 – Antonio Cifrondi, Italian painter (died 1730)
- 1895 – Nikolai Bulganin, Soviet politician (died 1975)
Deaths:
- 1998 – Catherine Cookson, English author (born 1906)
- 1984 – Enrico Berlinguer, Italian politician (born 1922)
- 1560 – Mary of Guise, queen of James V of Scotland (born 1515)
Holidays:
- Davis Day (Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada)
- King Kamehameha I Day (Hawaii, United States)
- *Christian feast day:*
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