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Events
- 489 - Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths defeats Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way into Italy.
- 1189 - The Crusaders begin the Siege of Acre under Guy of Lusignan.
- 1565 – St. Augustine, Florida, is established. It is the oldest surviving European settlement in the United States.
- 1845 – Scientific American magazine publishes its first issue.
- 1862 – American Civil War: Second Battle of Bull Run, also known as the battle of Second Manassas.
- 1916 - World War I: Italy declares war on Germany.
- 1931 – France and Soviet Union sign a treaty of non-aggression.
- 1943 - In Denmark, a general strike against the German occupation is started.
- 1964 - The Philadelphia race riot begins.
- 1979 - An IRA bomb explodes on the Grand Place in Brussels.
- 1991 – Collapse of the Soviet Union: Ukraine declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
Births
- 1749 - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German writer and scientist (d. 1832)
- 1893 - Pedro del Valle, American general and nationalist (d. 1978)
Deaths
- 430 - Augustine of Hippo, North African saint and theologian (b. 354)
