1525: Battle of Pavia: Holy Roman Emperor Charles V’s troops defeat the French killing or wounded 5,000 and capturing French King Francis I

1582: Pope Gregory XIII announces the New Style calendar, commonly known as the Gregorian calendar

1739: Battle of Karnal: Army of Iranian ruler Nadir Shah defeats the forces of the Mughal emperor of India, Muhammad Shah

1821: Agustín de Iturbide and Vicente Guerrero agree to the Plan of Iguala. States Mexico will become a constitutional monarchy, Roman Catholicism the official religion and that Peninsulares and Creoles will enjoy equal political and social rights.

1868: US House of Representatives vote 126 to 47 to impeach President Andrew Johnson

1942: The “Battle of Los Angeles” takes place, a series of anti-aircraft engagements over the city in response to a rumored but false Japanese attack. It would last until the morning of the following day.

1946: General Juan Perón first elected President of Argentina

2008: Fidel Castro retires as the President of Cuba due to ill health after nearly fifty years

2022: Russian leader Vladimir Putin announces the start of a three day “special military operation” in Ukraine to “demilitarize” the country. Moments before Russia launched a full-scale pre-dawn and unprovoked invasion by land, air and sea, with bombings in several cities.

Source: Onthisday.com