70: Roman army under General Titus completes the siege of Jerusalem by destroying what remained after four months of occupation and plundering

1380: Battle of Kulikovo: Moscow’s great monarch Dmitry defeats the Mongols, beginning the decline of the Tatars
A masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture, The Statue of David completed by Michelangelo in 1504The Statue of David

1504: Michelangelo’s statue of David is unveiled in Florence

1565: First permanent European settlement in the US is founded in St. Augustine, Florida

1664: Dutch surrender colony of New Netherland, including New York, to 300 English soldiers
Two young girls help assemble Soviet submachine guns during the Siege of LeningradSiege of Leningrad

1941: Siege of Leningrad by German, Finnish, and eventually Spanish troops begins during World War II; battle lasts over 28 months as Soviets repel the invasion; well over a million lives are lost

1970: Black September hijackings begin as three airliners are hijacked and destroyed by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

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

Source: Onthisday.com