1915 German cruiser Königsberg sinks off Dar-es-Salam.
1940 Marshall Henri Petain, French hero of World War One, becomes head of the collaborative Vichy government of France.
1943 7th day of battle at Kursk.
1969 David Bowie releases the single "Space Oddity" 9 days before Apollo 11 lands on the moon.
1988 Mike Tyson hires Donald Trump as an advisor.
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