Guo Wei, a court official, leads a militay coup and declares himself emperor of the new Later Zhou.

Guo WeiLater Zhou

Emperor Otto I and Pope John XII co-sign the Diploma Ottonianum, recognizing John as ruler of Rome.

Otto I, Holy Roman EmperorPope John XIIDiploma OttonianumRome

The central tower of Ely Cathedral falls on the night of 12th-13th.

Ely Cathedral

The Treaty of Westminster is finalised between Edward IV of England and the Scottish Lord of the Isles.

Treaty of Westminster (1462)Edward IV of EnglandLord of the Isles

Challenge of Barletta: Tournament between 13 Italian and 13 French knights near Barletta.

Challenge of BarlettaBarletta

Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England, is executed for adultery.

Catherine HowardHenry VIII of EnglandAdultery

Henry III of France is crowned at Reims and marries Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont on the same day.

Henry III of FranceReimsLouise de Lorraine-Vaudémont

Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition.

Galileo GalileiRomeInquisition

With the death of Swedish King Charles X Gustav, the Swedish government begins to seek peace with Sweden's enemies in the Second Northern War, something that Charles had refused. As his son and successor on the throne, Charles XI, is only four years old, a regency rules Sweden until 1672.

Charles X Gustav of SwedenSecond Northern WarCharles XI of SwedenRegency

William and Mary are proclaimed co-rulers of England.

William III of EnglandMary II of EnglandKingdom of England

Massacre of Glencoe: Almost 80 Macdonalds at Glen Coe, Scotland are killed early in the morning for not promptly pledging allegiance to the new king, William of Orange.

Massacre of GlencoeClan DonaldGlen CoeWilliam III of England

Battle of Karnal: The army of Iranian ruler Nader Shah defeats the forces of the Mughal emperor of India, Muhammad Shah.

Battle of KarnalHistory of IranNader ShahMughal EmpireHistory of India

Treaty of Giyanti signed by VOC, Pakubuwono III and Prince Mangkubumi. The treaty divides the Javanese kingdom of Mataram into 2: Sunanate of Surakarta and Sultanate of Yogyakarta.

Treaty of GiyantiDutch East Indies CompanyPakubuwono IIIPrince MangkubumiMataram Sultanate

The delegation headed by Metropolitan bishop Andrei Șaguna hands out to the Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria the General Petition of Romanian leaders in Transylvania, Banat and Bukovina, which demands that the Romanian nation be recognized.

Andrei ȘagunaFranz Joseph I of AustriaTransylvaniaBanatBukovina

In Gaeta the capitulation of the fortress decreeing the end of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies is signed.

GaetaKingdom of the Two Sicilies

Work begins on the covering of the Senne, burying Brussels's primary river and creating the modern central boulevards.

Covering of the SenneBrussels

Thomas Edison observes the Edison effect.

Thomas EdisonEdison effect

The 13th Dalai Lama proclaims Tibetan independence following a period of domination by Manchu Qing dynasty and initiated a period of almost four decades of independence.

13th Dalai LamaTibetTibet (1912-51)

Copyright: In New York City the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is established to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members.

CopyrightAmerican Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers

The Negro National League is formed.

Negro National League (1920-31)

The British Raj completes its transfer from Calcutta to New Delhi.

British RajCalcuttaNew Delhi

A jury in Flemington, New Jersey finds Bruno Hauptmann guilty of the 1932 kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh baby, the son of Charles Lindbergh.

Flemington, New JerseyBruno Hauptmann1932Lindbergh kidnappingCharles Lindbergh

World War II: The siege of Budapest concludes with the unconditional surrender of German and Hungarian forces to the Red Army.

World War IISiege of BudapestNazi GermanyKingdom of Hungary (1920-46)Red Army

World War II: Royal Air Force bombers are dispatched to Dresden, Germany to attack the city with a massive aerial bombardment.

Royal Air ForceDresdenBombing of Dresden in World War II

Korean War: Battle of Chipyong-ni, which represented the "high-water mark" of the Chinese incursion into South Korea, commences.

Korean WarBattle of Chipyong-ni

Frank Selvy becomes the only NCAA Division I basketball player ever to score 100 points in a single game.

Frank SelvyNCAA Division I

Israel obtains four of the seven Dead Sea Scrolls.

IsraelDead Sea Scrolls

With the success of a nuclear test codenamed "Gerboise Bleue", France becomes the fourth country to possess nuclear weapons.

Nuclear testGerboise Bleue

Black college students stage the first of the Nashville sit-ins at three lunch counters in Nashville, Tennessee.

Nashville sit-insLunch counterNashville, Tennessee

An allegedly 500,000-year-old rock is discovered near Olancha, California, US, that appears to anachronistically encase a spark plug.

Coso artifactOlancha, CaliforniaSpark plug