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- 844 - Battle of Clavijo: The Apostle Saint James the Greater is said to have miraculously appeared to a force of outnumbered Spanish rebels and aided them against the forces of the Emir of Cordoba.
- 1430 - Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiegne.
- 1568 - Netherlands declare their indapendance from Spain.
- 1701 - Captain Kidd is hanged in London after being convicted of piracy and the murder of William Moore
- 1829 - Accordian patent is granted to Cyrill Demain in Vienna.
- 1911 - New York Public Library is dedicated.
- 1915 - WWI: Italy joins the Allies.
- 1934 - Bonnie and Clyde are ambushed by police and killed in Black Lake, Louisiana.
- 1995 - First version of the Java programming language is released.
- 2012 - Adam Lambert becomes the first openly gay artist to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 Album Charts, with the album Trespassing.
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