- 1134 Alfonso I, the Battler, dies of wounds received in combat.
- 1312 Fernando IV dies in Jaén. He is replaced by Alfonso XI, but the regency is exercised by his grandmother, María de Molina, until he comes of age.
- 1548 Catherine Parr, Queen consort of England, dies.
- 1638 The Marquis of Morata liberates Fuenterrabía, annulling the French attempt to make war on Spanish territory.
- 1714 Blas de Lezo, Spanish hero, dies.
- 1812 Battle of Borodino in the Russian campaign of Napoleon's troops.
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