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Events
- 1633 - The Holy Office in Rome forces Galileo Galilei to recant his scientific view that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the Universe.
- 1783 – Poisonous cloud from Laki volcanic eruption in Iceland reaches Le Havre in France.
- 1812 - Napoleon declares war on Russia and invades
- 1815 - Second abdication of Napoleon
- 1898 - Spanish-American War: United States Marines land in Cuba.
- 1940 - France forced to sign the Second Compiègne armistice with Germany.
- 1941 - Germany atacks the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa.
- 1942 - Erwin Rommel was promoted to Field Marshal after the capture of Tobruk
- 1976 – Canadian House of Commons abolishes capital punishment.
Births
- 1903 - John Dillinger, American bank robber (d. 1934)
- 1906 - Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American author and pilot (d. 2001)
- 1910 - Konrad Zuse, German engineer and computer pioneer (d. 1995)
- 1933 - Dianne Feinstein, Jewish gun-grabbing politician
Deaths
- 1965 – David O. Selznick, American film producer (b. 1902)
- 1993 - Pat Nixon, First Lady of the United States (b. 1912)
