- 1749 – A plot by Muslim slaves in Malta to assassinate Manuel Pinto da Fonseca of the Knights Hospitaller was uncovered.
- 1892 – The "L" train of Chicago, the second busiest rapid transit system in the United States, began operations.
- 1912 – The largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century created Novarupta (lava dome pictured) in the Alaska Peninsula, U.S.
- 1944 – Second World War: The Invasion of Normandy, the largest amphibious military operation in history, began with Allied troops landing on the beaches of Normandy in France.
- 1982 – Falklands War: the British Royal Navy destroyer HMS Cardiff engaged and destroyed a British Army helicopter in a friendly fire incident.
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