588 BC: Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem during Zedekiah’s reign. The siege lasts until July 23, 586 BC.

1535: King Henry VIII declares himself head of the Church of England

1559: Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England at Westminster Abbey in London

1759: British Museum opens at Montagu House in London

1902: Abdulaziz Ibn Saud leads 40 men over the walls of Riyadh and takes the city, beginning the Third Saudi State

2001: Wikipedia, a free Wiki or content encyclopedia, is launched by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger
Passengers wait to be rescued on the wings of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson RiverMiracle on the Hudson

2009: Chesley Sullenberger lands US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport in NYC. All passengers and crew survive in what becomes known as the “Miracle on the Hudson.”

Source: Onthisday.com