What happend on 21st July

20.07
22.07
1865

In the market square of Springfield, Missouri, Wild Bill Hickok shoots Dave Tutt dead in what is regarded as the first true western showdown.

1861

American Civil War: First Battle of Bull Run

1831

Inauguration of Léopold I of Belgium, first king of the Belgians.

1774

Russia and the Ottoman Empire sign the Treaty of Kuchuk-Kainarji ending the Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774.

1718

Treaty of Passarowitz between the Ottoman Empire, Austria and the Republic of Venice is signed.

1579

Our Lady of Kazan, a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church, was discovered underground in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan.

1568

Battle of Jemmingen: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva defeats Louis of Nassau

1403

Battle of Shrewsbury: King Henry IV of England defeats rebels to the north of the county town of Shropshire, England

1298

Battle of Falkirk (1298): King Edward I of England defeats Scottish rebels led by William Wallace.