Leo I the Thracian becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire.

Leo I the ThracianByzantine Empire

Pandulf IV of Benevento is killed battling the invading Normans at the Battle of Montesarchio.

Pandulf IV of BeneventoNormansMontesarchio

Edward of Caernarvon (later King Edward II of England) becomes the first English Prince of Wales.

CaernarfonEdward II of EnglandPrince of Wales

The Bonfire of the Vanities occurs, during which supporters of Girolamo Savonarola burn cosmetics, art, and books in Florence, Italy.

Bonfire of the VanitiesGirolamo SavonarolaCosmeticsFlorence

American Revolutionary War: French and Spanish forces lift the Great Siege of Gibraltar.

American Revolutionary WarGreat Siege of Gibraltar

The 11th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified.

Eleventh Amendment to the United States ConstitutionUnited States ConstitutionRatification

Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon finds Bennigsen's Russian forces taking a stand at Eylau. After bitter fighting, the French take the town, but the Russians resume the battle the next day.

Napoleonic WarsLevin August, Count von BennigsenBattle of Eylau

The strongest in a series of earthquakes strikes New Madrid, Missouri.

1811-12 New Madrid earthquakesNew Madrid, Missouri

In the action of 7 February 1813 near the Îles de Los, the frigates Aréthuse and Amelia batter each other, but neither can gain the upper hand.

Action of 7 February 1813Îles de LosFrigateFrench frigate Aréthuse (1812)HMS Amelia (1796)

Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles leaves Singapore after just taking it over, leaving it in the hands of William Farquhar.

Thomas Stamford RafflesSingaporeWilliam Farquhar

Battle of Debre Tabor: Ras Ali Alula, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia defeats warlord Wube Haile Maryam of Semien.

Battle of Debre TaborAli II of YejjuEmperor of Ethiopia

A law is approved to found the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Lectures started October 16, 1855.

ETH Zurich

HMS Orpheus sinks off the coast of Auckland, New Zealand, killing 189.

HMS Orpheus (1860)Auckland

The Cripple Creek miner's strike, led by the Western Federation of Miners, begins in Cripple Creek, Colorado.

Cripple Creek miners' strike of 1894Western Federation of MinersCripple Creek, Colorado

Dreyfus affair: Émile Zola is brought to trial for libel for publishing J'accuse.

Dreyfus affairÉmile ZolaLibelJ'accuse

Second Boer War: British troops fail in their third attempt to lift the Siege of Ladysmith.

Second Boer WarUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandBattle of Vaal KrantzSiege of Ladysmith

A fire in Baltimore, Maryland destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours.

Great Baltimore FireBaltimore, Maryland

The Mud March is the first large procession organized by the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS).

Mud March (Suffragists)

The second full-length animated Walt Disney film, Pinocchio, premieres.

Walt DisneyPinocchio (1940 film)

World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy forces complete the evacuation of Imperial Japanese Army troops from Guadalcanal during Operation Ke, ending Japanese attempts to retake the island from Allied forces in the Guadalcanal Campaign.

World War IIImperial Japanese NavyImperial Japanese ArmyGuadalcanalOperation Ke

World War II: In Anzio, Italy, German forces launch a counteroffensive during the Allied Operation Shingle.

AnzioOperation Shingle

Korean War: More than 700 suspected communist sympathizers are butchered by South Korean forces.

Korean WarSancheong-Hamyang massacreRepublic of Korea Army

The United States bans all Cuban imports and exports.

United States embargo against CubaCuba

Grenada gains independence from the United Kingdom.

Grenada

Pluto moves inside Neptune's orbit for the first time since either was discovered.

PlutoNeptune

Space Shuttle program: STS-41-B Mission: Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk using the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU).

Space Shuttle programSTS-41-BAstronautBruce McCandless IIRobert L. Stewart

Twenty-eight years of one-family rule end in Haiti, when President Jean-Claude Duvalier flees the Caribbean nation.

HaitiJean-Claude DuvalierCaribbean

Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party agrees to give up its monopoly on power.

Dissolution of the Soviet UnionCentral CommitteeSoviet Communist Party

Haiti's first democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, is sworn in.

HaitiJean-Bertrand Aristide

The Troubles: The Provisional IRA launched a mortar attack on 10 Downing Street in London, the headquarters of the British government.

The TroublesProvisional IRADowning Street mortar attack10 Downing Street