1380-Battle of Kulikovo: Moscow's great monarch Dmitry defeats the Mongols, beginning the decline of the Tatars
1504-Michelangelo's statue of David is unveiled in Florence
1565-First permanent European settlement in the US is founded at St. Augustine, Florida
1664-Dutch surrender colony of New Netherland (including New York) to 300 English soldiers
1941-Siege of Leningrad, World War II, by German, Finnish, and eventually Spanish troops begins; battle lasts over 28 months as the Soviets repel the invasion; well over a million lives are lost
1970-Black September hijackings begin as three airliners are hijacked and blown up by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
1982-Dutch social democratic party wins elections, fascist enters Dutch parliament
1991-Macedonia votes for independence from Yugoslavia
2022-Queen Elizabeth II dies at Balmoral Castle after ruling for 70 years, as the UK's longest-serving monarch. Her eldest son inherits the throne as King Charles III. [1]