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Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment repel a number of Chinese assaults against a key position known as The Hook during the Battle of the Samichon River, just hours before the Armistice Agreement is signed, ending the Korean War.
World War II: Battle of Grand Harbour, British forces on Malta destroy an attack by the Italian Decima Flottiglia MAS. Fort St Elmo Bridge covering the harbour is demolished in the process.
Born: Robert Colbert, American actor.
Premiere of Richard Wagner's opera Parsifal at Bayreuth.
José de San Martín arrives in Guayaquil, Ecuador, to meet with Simón Bolívar.
The Surrey Iron Railway, arguably the world's first public railway, opens in south London, United Kingdom.
Died: Nikephoros I, Byzantine emperor.
First Fitna: In the Battle of Siffin, troops led by Ali ibn Abu Talib clash with those led by Muawiyah I.