General Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor.

MagnentiusRoman EmperorConstans

Seven-year-old Leo II succeeds his maternal grandfather Leo I as Byzantine emperor. He dies ten months later.

Leo II (emperor)Leo I the ThracianByzantine emperor

Nika riots in Constantinople fail.

Nika riotsConstantinople

Emperor Huizong abdicates the Chinese throne in favour of his son Emperor Qinzong.

Emperor Huizong of SongEmperor Qinzong of Song

King Henry VII of England marries Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV.

Henry VII of EnglandElizabeth of YorkEdward IV of England

Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro founds Lima, the capital of Peru.

Francisco PizarroHistory of LimaPeru

Pope Pius IV reopens the Council of Trent for its third and final session.

Pope Pius IVCouncil of Trent

King Naresuan of Siam kills Crown Prince Mingyi Swa of Burma in single combat, for which this date is now observed as Royal Thai Armed Forces day.

NaresuanAyutthaya KingdomMingyi SwaBurmaSingle combat

Henry Morgan captures Panama.

Henry MorganPanama

Frederick I crowns himself King of Prussia in Königsberg.

Frederick I of PrussiaPrussiaKönigsberg

James Cook is the first known European to discover the Hawaiian Islands, which he names the "Sandwich Islands".

James CookHawaiian Islands

The first elements of the First Fleet carrying 736 convicts from Great Britain to Australia arrive at Botany Bay.

First FleetKingdom of Great BritainBotany Bay

Wesley College, Melbourne, is established.

Wesley College, Melbourne

Wilhelm I of Germany is proclaimed Kaiser Wilhelm in the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles (France) towards the end of the Franco-Prussian War. Wilhelm already had the title of German Emperor since the constitution of 1 January 1871, but he had hesitated to accept the title.

Wilhelm I of GermanyHall of MirrorsPalace of VersaillesFranco-Prussian WarGerman Emperor

Dr. William Price attempts to cremate the body of his infant son, Jesus Christ Price, setting a legal precedent for cremation in the United Kingdom.

William Price (physician)Cremation

Modern hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England.

Field hockey

An X-ray generating machine is exhibited for the first time by H. L. Smith.

X-rayX-ray generator

Eugene B. Ely lands on the deck of the USS Pennsylvania stationed in San Francisco Bay, the first time an aircraft landed on a ship.

Eugene B. ElyUSS Pennsylvania (ACR-4)San Francisco Bay

First Balkan War: A Greek flotilla defeats the Ottoman Navy in the Naval Battle of Lemnos, securing the islands of the Northern Aegean Sea for Greece.

First Balkan WarHellenic NavyOttoman NavyBattle of Lemnos (1913)Aegean Sea

Japan issues the "Twenty-One Demands" to the Republic of China in a bid to increase its power in East Asia.

Twenty-One DemandsRepublic of China (1912-49)

World War I: The Paris Peace Conference opens in Versailles, France.

World War IParis Peace Conference, 1919Palace of Versailles

Ignacy Jan Paderewski becomes Prime Minister of the newly independent Poland.

Ignacy Jan Paderewski

World War II: British troops launch a general counter-offensive against Italian East Africa.

World War IIEast African Campaign (World War II)Italian East Africa

Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: The first uprising of Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto.

Warsaw Ghetto UprisingWarsaw Ghetto

World War II: Liberation of Kraków, Poland by the Red Army.

KrakówRed Army

Willie O'Ree, the first African Canadian National Hockey League player, makes his NHL debut with the Boston Bruins.

Willie O'ReeAfrican CanadianNational Hockey LeagueBoston Bruins

Capital Airlines Flight 20 crashes into a farm in Charles City County, Virginia, killing all 50 aboard, the third fatal Capital Airlines crash in as many years.

Capital Airlines Flight 20Charles City County, VirginiaCapital Airlines

Albert DeSalvo, the "Boston Strangler", is convicted of numerous crimes and is sentenced to life imprisonment.

Albert DeSalvoBoston Strangler

United Airlines Flight 266 crashes into Santa Monica Bay killing all 32 passengers and six crew members.

United Airlines Flight 266Santa Monica Bay

A Disengagement of Forces agreement is signed between the Israeli and Egyptian governments, ending conflict on the Egyptian front of the Yom Kippur War.

IsraelEgyptYom Kippur War