- **1914** - Germany declared war on Russia, and gunfire erupted between French and German border patrols. Italy declared its neutrality.
- **1944** - The Warsaw Uprising began, lasting for 63 days, during which the Polish resisted Nazi occupation.
- **1960** - The African state of Benin declared its independence, previously known as Dahomey.
- **1973** - The leader of the East German Communist Party and head of state from 1960 to 1971, Walter Ulbricht, passed away. He played a significant role in establishing a socialist state in East Germany, occupied by the Soviet Union after World War II.
- **1990** - A five-day coup attempt in Trinidad and Tobago ended with the surrender of Muslim rebels and the release of hostages.
- **1999** - The European Union lifted a ban on the export of British beef imposed in 1996 during the peak of the "mad cow disease" outbreak.
- **2000** - Guerrilla fighters in Kashmir launched deadly attacks, resulting in at least 90 deaths and numerous injuries, most of whom were Hindu pilgrims and laborers.
- **2001** - British Prime Minister Tony Blair visited Argentina for the first time since the Falklands War in 1982, noting that "the past is the past."
- **2005** - King Fahd of Saudi Arabia passed away; Crown Prince Abdullah was appointed to succeed him.
- **2008** - The high-speed train between the Chinese cities of Beijing and Tianjin began operation, ahead of the Olympic Games.
- **2017** - An attack on a mosque in Herat, Afghanistan, resulted in at least 29 deaths.
