1309 – Henry VII is formally recognized King of the Romans by his eminence Pope Clement V.
1469 – During England’s Wars of the Roses the Battle of Edgecote Moor takes place, pitting the forces of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick against those of King Edward IV.
1509 – In today’s India Emperor Krishnadevaraya becomes sovereign, marking the beginning of the regeneration of the Vijayanagara Empire.
1529 – Francisco Pizarro González, Spanish conquistador, is named governor of Peru.
1745 – The first recorded women’s cricket match takes place near Guildford, England.
1758 – During the French and Indian War, the siege of Louisbourg ends with British forces vanquishing the French and taking control of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
1952 – King Farouk I of Egypt abdicates after a military coup initiated by General Neguib four days earlier.
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