1525 Battle of Pavia: Holy Roman Emperor Charles V’s troops defeat the French, killing or wounding 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, stating that Mexico will become a constitutional monarchy, Roman Catholicism the official religion, and both Peninsulares and Creoles will enjoy equal political and social rights

1868 US House of Representatives votes 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 is first elected President of Argentina

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

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

Source: Onthisday.com