- 1260 – The Livonian Order suffered its greatest defeat in the 13th century in the Battle of Durbe against the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
- 1793 – Charlotte Corday (pictured) assassinated Jean-Paul Marat, a leader in both the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, in his bathtub.
- 1941 – The Communist Party of Yugoslavia initiated a general and popular uprising against Italian occupation forces in Montenegro that was suppressed within six weeks.
- 1977 – Ethiopia and Somalia went to war over the disputed Ogaden region in eastern Ethiopia.
- 2011 – Three coordinated bombings across Mumbai, India, killed 26 victims and injured 130 more.
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