Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I—who steered his country into the mainstream of African politics after World War II and oversaw its entrance into the League of Nations and the United Nations—died at age 83, possibly assassinated. 1975.
The Anglo-Egyptian Treaty established Egypt as a sovereign state after 50 years of British occupation. 1936.
Seljuq Turk forces under Alp-Arslan vanquished the Byzantine army and captured the emperor Romanus IV Diogenes at the Battle of Manzikert. 1071.
During the Hundred Years’ War the English, led by Edward III, defeated the French at the Battle of Crécy. 1346.
