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1402 – Forces under Timur defeated the Ottomans in the Battle of Ankara and captured Sultan Bayezid I. needs more footnotes
1592 – During the Japanese invasion of Korea, Japanese forces led by Toyotomi Hideyoshi captured Pyongyang, although they were ultimately unable to hold it. unreferenced section
1866Third Italian War of Independence: The Austrian Navy led by Wilhelm von Tegetthoff defeated a much larger Italian fleet at the Battle of Lissa on the Adriatic Sea near present-day Vis, Croatia. needs more footnotes
1922 – The German protectorate of Togoland was divided into the League of Nations mandates of French and British Togoland. unreferenced section
1927 – Five-year-old Michael became the last King of Romania upon the death of his grandfather Ferdinand. featured on December 30
1936 – The Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits was signed in Montreux, Switzerland, allowing Turkey to fortify the Dardanelles and the Bosporus but guaranteeing free passage to ships of all nations in peacetime. refimprove section
1944Adolf Hitler survived an assassination attempt by German Resistance member Claus von Stauffenberg, who hid a bomb inside a briefcase during a conference at the Wolf's Lair (Wolfsschanze) military headquarters in East Prussia. refimprove section
1951Abdullah I of Jordan was assassinated while visiting Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem by a Palestinian gunman who feared he might make peace with Israel. appears on May 25
1987United Nations Security Council Resolution 598 was adopted, calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Iran–Iraq War. short
1992 – Czechoslovak president Václav Havel resigned, saying that he would not preside over the country's breakup. refimprove sections
2005 – The Civil Marriage Act received its royal assent, legalizing same-sex marriage in Canada. refimprove section
* 1779Tekle Giyorgis I began the first of his six reigns as Emperor of Ethiopia. Date not cited in article
* 1999 – The Chinese Communist Party launched a persecution campaign against the Falun Gong spiritual movement, beginning the arrests of thousands of practitioners nationwide. Tagged for accuracy issues

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Buzz Aldrin's bootprint on the Moon
Buzz Aldrin's bootprint on the Moon
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