If it ain't one thing.....
1509 - Battle of Diu takes place near Diu, India, between Portugal and Turkey.
1542 - Portuguese under Christovão da Gama capture a Moslem-occupied hillfort in northern Ethiopia in the Battle of Baçente.
1971 - After a coup in Uganda, Idi Amin replaces President Milton Obote as leader.
1980 - Founding congress of the Revolutionary Communist Party of Turkey.
1982 - Hama Massacre: The government of Syria attacks the town of Hama and kills thousands of people.
1989 - Soviet war in Afghanistan: The last Soviet Union armored column leaves Kabul, ending nine years of military occupation.
