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1327 – First War of Scottish Independence: James Douglas led a raid into Weardale and almost killed Edward III of England. | refimprove section |
1578 – King Sebastian disappeared at the Battle of Alcácer Quibir near Ksar-el-Kebir, Morocco, leading to a dynastic crisis in Portugal. | Sebastian and Battle both need more footnotes |
1790 – A newly passed tariff act in the United States established the Revenue Cutter Service, an armed maritime law enforcement service that was the forerunner of the U.S. Coast Guard. | unreferenced section |
1903 – Italian cardinal Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto was elected to become Pope Pius X. | unreferenced section |
1974 – A bomb placed by a neo-fascist group exploded on a train of the Ferrovie dello Stato while on the Bologna–Florence railway. | CN tags at key locations |
1983 – A coup d'état organised by Blaise Compaoré and supported by Libya made Thomas Sankara president of Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso). | refimprove, neutrality issues |
1993 – Yōhei Kōno, Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan, issued a formal apology for forcing women into sexual slavery during World War II. | Date not listed in article |
As-Salih Ismail, Sultan of Egypt |d|1345| | date of death not yet referenced |
George Nicol |d|1924| | date of death uncertain |