1620 Mayflower sets sail from Southampton, England, with 102 Pilgrims.
1906 King Edward VII of Great Britain visits German Emperor Wilhelm II to discuss the escalating rivalry between their nations' naval forces.
1914 Dinant, Belgium, destroyed by German bombs. Lt Charles de Gaulle (24), injured.
1939 13 Stukas dive into the ground during a disastrous air-practice at Neuhammer. No survivors.
1940 Heavy dogfights above England: 75 German aircraft damaged.
1944 German field marshal Günther von Kluge vanishes for one day; he killed himself on the 19th in the aftermath of the attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
1945 Victory over Japan Day, the Japanese surrender and the end of WWII is announced in Japan (due to time zones 14th Aug in the Americas)
1998 Omagh Bombing in Northern Ireland, the worst terrorist incident of The Troubles, kills 29 people and injures about 220
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