1925 - King George V celebrates his sixtieth birthday.
1940 - The evacuation of Allied forces from the French port of Dunkirk during World War II is completed; over 335,000 British, French, and Belgian soldiers were rescued.
1963 - Pope John XXIII passes away, having introduced significant reforms to the Roman Catholic Church.
1989 - Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, leader of the Iranian Islamic Revolution, dies at the age of 89.
1995 - Defense ministers from NATO and the European Union agree to establish a "Rapid Reaction Force" to protect United Nations peacekeeping troops from attacks by Bosnian Serbs.
2002 - Napster Inc. files for bankruptcy protection as German media giant Bertelsmann AG prepares to acquire what remains of the previously dominant online music-sharing service.
2005 - John Edithgoras, founder of the banned Basque separatist party, Herri Batasuna, dies at the age of 69, shortly after urging his successor, Arnaldo Otegi, to take advantage of the opportunity for peace in the Spanish Basque Country.
2006 - The former Yugoslav Republic of Montenegro declares its independence as its parliament ratifies the result of the national referendum to end the union with Serbia.
2013 - U.S. Army soldier Bradley Manning faces trial for leaking classified information.
2017 - Fatal attacks occur on London Bridge and Borough Market, where assailants drive a van at high speed and stab pedestrians.
