1429: Joan of Arc leads a French force in relieving the besieged city of Orléans during the Hundred Years’ War.
1863: Constantine P. Cavafy is born in Alexandria.
1933: Constantine P. Cavafy dies in Alexandria on his 70th birthday.
1945: United States forces liberate Dachau concentration camp near Munich.
1980: Alfred Hitchcock dies in Los Angeles at the age of 80.
1992: Riots erupt in Los Angeles after the acquittal of police officers in the Rodney King case; more than 50 people are killed over several days.
2004: The World War II Memorial opens in Washington, DC, honouring the 16 million Americans who served.
2015: Cyprus, Egypt and Greece hold a trilateral summit in Nicosia, with energy and regional cooperation on the agenda.
2022: The Takis Pattichis Industrial Pharmaceutical Museum is inaugurated in Limassol, housed at the Carob Mill in the old city centre.