Tag Archives: July 11

  1543 – French troops invade Luxembourg. 1940 – Assassination of prominent Syrian nationalist Abdul Rahman Shahbandar. 1978 – Independence of Solomon Islands from the UK. 1991 – Brioni Agreement …

1302 – Flemish forces defeat the French royal army in Courtrai battle. 1882 – British fleet bombards Alexandria and destroys its castles. 1924 – Popular revolution in the Indian city …