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Andrew Watson

1537 – Croatian–Ottoman wars: After the execution of feudal lord Petar Kružić, Croatian forces at Klis surrendered to the Ottoman forces in exchange for their safe passage to northern locations.
1881 – Andrew Watson (pictured) captained the Scotland national football team against England, becoming the world's first black international footballer.
1947 – Cold War: U.S. president Harry S. Truman proclaimed the Truman Doctrine to help stem the spread of communism.
1952 – British diplomat Lord Ismay was appointed the first secretary general of NATO.
1971 – The Turkish Armed Forces executed a "coup by memorandum", forcing the

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 * '''1947''' – [[Main Page|Cold War]]: U.S. president [[Main Page|Harry S. Truman]] proclaimed the [[Main Page|Truman Doctrine]] to help stem the spread of [[Main Page|communism]].
 * '''1952''' – British diplomat [[Main Page|Lord Ismay]] was appointed the first [[Main Page|secretary general]] of [[Main Page|NATO]].
-* '''1971''' – The [[Main Page|Turkish Armed Forces]] executed a "[[Main Page|coup by memorandum]]", forcing the resignation of [[Main Page|Prime Minister]] [[Main Page|Süleyman Demirel]].
+* '''1971''' – The [[Main Page|Turkish Armed Forces]] executed a "[[Main Page|coup by memorandum]]", forcing the
-* '''2006''' – [[Main Page|U.S. Army soldiers gang-raped a 14-year-old Iraqi girl]] and murdered her along with her family members.
-* '''1838''' – [[Main Page|William Henry Perkin]], English chemist (d. 1907)
-* '''1878''' – [[Main Page|Gemma Galgani]], Italian mystic (d. 1903)
-* '''1976''' – [[Main Page|Zhao Wei]], Chinese actress and filmmaker
-* '''1978''' – [[Main Page|Arina Tanemura]], Japanese manga artist