The Battle of Bakhamra between Alids and Abbasids near Kufa ends in a decisive Abbasid victory.

Alid revolt of 762-763

The Swiss Anabaptist Movement is founded when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptize each other in the home of Manz's mother in Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union.

SwitzerlandAnabaptistConrad GrebelFelix ManzGeorge Blaurock

Following the Affair of the Placards, French Protestants are burned at the stake in front of the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris

Affair of the PlacardsNotre Dame de Paris

Sweden and Prussia sign the Treaty of Stockholm.

Kingdom of PrussiaTreaty of Stockholm (Great Northern War)

The Teatro Filarmonico in Verona is destroyed by fire. It is rebuilt in 1754.

Teatro Filarmonico

Abdul Hamid I became Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam.

Abdul Hamid ISultan of the Ottoman EmpireCaliph of Islam

The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth, is printed in Boston.

The Power of SympathyBoston

After being found guilty of treason by the French National Convention, Louis XVI of France is executed by guillotine.

National ConventionLouis XVI of FranceGuillotine

American Civil War: Jefferson Davis resigns from the United States Senate.

American Civil WarJefferson DavisUnited States Senate

The Tati Concessions Land, formerly part of Matabeleland, is formally annexed to the Bechuanaland Protectorate, now Botswana.

Tati Concessions LandMatabelelandBechuanaland ProtectorateBotswana

New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor.

Sullivan Ordinance

The first Monte Carlo Rally takes place.

Monte Carlo Rally

Kiwanis International is founded in Detroit.

Kiwanis InternationalDetroit

Meeting of the First Dáil Éireann in the Mansion House Dublin. Sinn Féin adopts Ireland's first constitution. The first engagement of the Irish War of Independence, the Soloheadbeg ambush, County Tipperary.

Dáil ÉireannMansion House, DublinDublinSinn FéinIrish War of Independence

Albania declares itself a republic.

Albania

Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia.

Isaac IsaacsGovernor-General of Australia

Sparked by the murder of a German officer in Bucharest, Romania, the day before, members of the Iron Guard engaged in a rebellion and pogrom killing 125 Jews.

BucharestRomaniaIron GuardLegionnaires' rebellion and Bucharest pogrom

The Flag of Quebec is adopted and flown for the first time over the National Assembly of Quebec. The day is marked annually as Québec Flag Day.

Flag of QuebecNational Assembly of Quebec

American lawyer and government official Alger Hiss is convicted of perjury.

Alger HissPerjury

The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, is launched in Groton, Connecticut by Mamie Eisenhower, the First Lady of the United States.

Nuclear marine propulsionUSS Nautilus (SSN-571)Ceremonial ship launchingGroton, ConnecticutMamie Eisenhower

Little Joe 1B, a Mercury spacecraft, lifts off from Wallops Island, Virginia with Miss Sam, a female rhesus monkey on board.

Little Joe 1BProject MercuryWallops IslandVirginiaMiss Sam

Avianca Flight 671 crashes and burns upon landing at Montego Bay, Jamaica killing 37. It is the worst air disaster in Jamaica's history and the first for Avianca.

Avianca Flight 671Montego BayJamaicaAvianca

Four hundred thirty-five workers are buried alive when a mine in Coalbrook, Free State, South Africa collapses.

Coalbrook, Free StateSouth Africa

Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh: One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins.

Vietnam WarBattle of Khe Sanh

A B-52 bomber crashes near Thule Air Base, contaminating the area after its nuclear payload ruptures. One of the four bombs remains unaccounted for after the cleanup operation is complete.

B-521968 Thule Air Base B-52 crashThule Air Base

The current Emley Moor transmitting station, the tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom, begins transmitting UHF broadcasts.

Emley Moor transmitting stationUHF

Commercial service of Concorde begins with the London-Bahrain and Paris-Rio routes.

ConcordeConcorde

Production of the iconic DeLorean DMC-12 sports car begins in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

DeLorean DMC-12DunmurryNorthern IrelandUnited Kingdom

The U.S. House of Representatives votes 395-28 to reprimand Newt Gingrich for ethics violations, making him the first Speaker of the House to be so disciplined.

U.S. House of RepresentativesNewt Gingrich

War on Drugs: In one of the largest drug busts in American history, the United States Coast Guard intercepts a ship with over 4,300 kilograms (9,500 lb) of cocaine on board.

War on DrugsUnited States Coast GuardCocaine