- 1513 – War of the League of Cambrai: King Henry VIII of England and his Imperial allies defeated French cavalry, who were then forced to retreat.
- 1819 – Fifteen people were killed and 400–700 others were injured when cavalry charged into a crowd gathered at St Peter's Field, Manchester, England, to demand the reform of parliamentary representation.
- 1891 – The San Sebastian Church in Manila, the only all-steel church in Asia, was officially consecrated.
- 1946 – A day of widespread riot and manslaughter between Hindus and Muslims took place in the city of Calcutta as a result of the Muslim League's call for an independent Pakistan.
- 1977 – Elvis Presley (pictured), "The King of Rock and Roll", was officially pronounced dead at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, after he was found unresponsive on the floor of his Graceland bathroom.
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