Emperor Gratian elevates Flavius Theodosius at Sirmium to Augustus, and gives him authority over all the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire.

GratianTheodosius ISirmiumAugustus (honorific)Roman Empire

Clovis II, king of Neustria and Burgundy, is crowned.

Clovis IINeustriaKingdom of Burgundy

Conquest of Kucha: The forces of Kucha surrender after a forty-day siege led by Tang dynasty general Ashina She'er, establishing Tang control over the northern Tarim Basin in Xinjiang.

Conquest of KuchaSiegeTang dynastyTarim BasinXinjiang

Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England, completing his reconquest of Normandy.

Hundred Years' WarRouenHenry V of EnglandNormandy

Mirandola surrenders to the French.

Mirandola

Sten Sture the Younger, the Regent of Sweden, is mortally wounded at the Battle of Bogesund.

Sten Sture the YoungerRegent of SwedenBattle of Bogesund

San Agustin Church in Manila is officially completed; it is the oldest church still standing in the Philippines.

San Agustin Church (Manila)Philippines

Thomas Venner is hanged, drawn and quartered in London.

Thomas VennerHanged, drawn and quartered

John Wilkes is expelled from the British House of Commons for seditious libel.

John WilkesHouse of Commons of the United KingdomSeditious libel

The second group of ships of the First Fleet arrive at Botany Bay.

First FleetBotany Bay

The Batavian Republic is proclaimed in the Netherlands, bringing to an end the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands.

Batavian RepublicRepublic of the Seven United Netherlands

Britain occupies the Dutch Cape Colony after the Battle of Blaauwberg.

Dutch Cape ColonyBattle of Blaauwberg

Peninsular War: After a ten-day siege, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, orders British soldiers of the Light and third divisions to storm Ciudad Rodrigo.

Peninsular WarArthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of WellingtonCiudad Rodrigo

An army of 5,423 soldiers, led by General José de San Martín, crosses the Andes from Argentina to liberate Chile and then Peru.

José de San MartínCrossing of the AndesArgentinaChilePeru

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust: The First Part of the Tragedy receives its premiere performance.

Johann Wolfgang von GoetheFaust: The First Part of the Tragedy

The British East India Company captures Aden.

British East India CompanyAden

Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il trovatore receives its premiere performance in Rome.

Giuseppe VerdiIl trovatore

American Civil War: Georgia joins South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, and Alabama in declaring secession from the United States.

American Civil WarGeorgia (U.S. state)South CarolinaFloridaMississippi

American Civil War: Battle of Mill Springs: The Confederacy suffers its first significant defeat in the conflict.

Battle of Mill SpringsConfederate States of America

Franco-Prussian War: In the Siege of Paris, Prussia wins the Battle of St. Quentin. Meanwhile, the French attempt to break the siege in the Battle of Buzenval will end unsuccessfully the following day.

Franco-Prussian WarSiege of Paris (1870-71)Kingdom of PrussiaBattle of St. Quentin (1871)Battle of Buzenval (1871)

The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey.

Thomas EdisonRoselle, New Jersey

Anglo-Egyptian Sudan is formed.

Anglo-Egyptian Sudan

Georges Claude patents the neon discharge tube for use in advertising.

Georges ClaudeNeon discharge tube

World War I: German zeppelins bomb the towns of Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn in the United Kingdom killing at least 20 people, in the first major aerial bombardment of a civilian target.

World War IZeppelinGreat YarmouthKing's Lynn

Seventy-three people are killed and 400 injured in an explosion in a munitions plant in London.

Silvertown explosion

The United States Senate votes against joining the League of Nations.

United States SenateLeague of Nations

Howard Hughes sets a new air record by flying from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes, 25 seconds.

Howard HughesCross-America flight air speed record

You Nazty Spy!, the very first Hollywood film of any kind to satirize Adolf Hitler and the Nazis premieres, starring The Three Stooges, with Moe Howard as the character "Moe Hailstone" satirizing Hitler.

You Nazty Spy!Adolf HitlerThe Three StoogesMoe Howard

World War II: The Greek Triton (Y-5) sinks the Italian submarine Neghelli in Otranto.

World War IIOtranto

World War II: The Japanese conquest of Burma begins.

Japanese conquest of Burma