910: The last major Viking army to raid England, led by King Edward and Earl Æthelred, is defeated at the Battle of Tettenhall by the allied forces of Mercia and Wessex

1305: Scottish resistance leader William Wallace is captured by the English near Glasgow and transported to London for trial and execution

1583: Humphrey Gilbert claims Newfoundland for the English crown, establishing the first English colony in North America and the beginning of the British Empire

1716: Battle of Petrovaradin [Peterwardein]: Habsburg forces under Prince Eugene of Savoy decisively defeat a larger Ottoman army led by Grand Vizier Silahdar Damat Ali Pasha, who dies in the fighting, securing Habsburg control of Petrovaradin Fortress

1864: Battle of Mobile Bay won by the Union Navy, led by Rear Admiral David Farragut with the cry “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!”

Source: Onthisday.com