Ferdowsi completes his epic poem Shahnameh.

FerdowsiShahnameh

Following the death of his mother Urraca, Alfonso VII is proclaimed king of Castile and León.

Alfonso VII of León and CastileCastile and León

Battle of Hausbergen between bourgeois militias and the army of the bishop of Strasbourg.

Battle of HausbergenStrasbourg

Spanish explorer Diego García de Palacio first sights the ruins of the ancient Mayan city of Copán.

Maya civilizationCopán

Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion.

Johannes KeplerKepler's laws of planetary motion

John Casor becomes the first legally-recognized slave in England's North American colonies where a crime was not committed.

John CasorThirteen Colonies

Treaty of Roskilde: After a devastating defeat in the Northern Wars (1655-1661), Frederick III, the King of Denmark-Norway is forced to give up nearly half his territory to Sweden to save the rest.

Treaty of RoskildeNorthern WarsFrederick III of DenmarkDenmark-Norway

Queen Anne, the younger sister of Mary II, becomes Queen regnant of England, Scotland, and Ireland.

Anne, Queen of Great BritainMary II of EnglandQueen regnantKingdom of EnglandKingdom of Scotland

The Safavid Empire of Iran is defeated by an army from Afghanistan at the Battle of Gulnabad, pushing Iran into anarchy.

Safavid EmpireIranHistory of AfghanistanBattle of Gulnabad

Nader Shah, founder of the Afsharid dynasty, is crowned Shah of Iran.

Nader ShahAfsharid dynastyShah of Iran

An anonymous writer, thought by some to be Thomas Paine, publishes "African Slavery in America", the first article in the American colonies calling for the emancipation of slaves and the abolition of slavery.

Thomas PaineAbolitionism in the United States

Regiments from Ansbach and Bayreuth, sent to support Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War, mutiny in the town of Ochsenfurt.

Germans in the American RevolutionAmerican Revolutionary WarOchsenfurt

Gnadenhutten massacre: Ninety-six Native Americans in Gnadenhutten, Ohio, who had converted to Christianity are killed by Pennsylvania militiamen in retaliation for raids carried out by other Indian tribes.

Gnadenhutten massacreNative Americans in the United StatesGnadenhutten, OhioChristianityPennsylvania

War of the Second Coalition: At the Battle of Abukir, a British force under Sir Ralph Abercromby lands in Egypt with the aim of ending the French campaign in Egypt and Syria.

War of the Second CoalitionBattle of Abukir (1801)Ralph AbercrombyFrench campaign in Egypt and Syria

The New York Stock Exchange is founded.

New York Stock Exchange

King Oscar I ascends to the thrones of Sweden and Norway.

Oscar I of SwedenUnion between Sweden and Norway

American Civil War: The Naval Battle of Hampton Roads begins.

American Civil WarBattle of Hampton Roads

Sakai incident: Japanese samurai kill 11 French sailors in the port of Sakai, Osaka.

Sakai incidentSamuraiSakai, Osaka

French aviator Raymonde de Laroche becomes the first woman to receive a pilot's license.

AviatorRaymonde de LarochePilot licensing and certification

First flights (for the Royal Thai Air Force) at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok.

Royal Thai Air ForceDon Mueang International AirportBangkok

World War I: A British force unsuccessfully attempts to relieve the siege of Kut (present-day Iraq) in the Battle of Dujaila.

World War IKutIraqBattle of Dujaila

International Women's Day protests in St. Petersburg mark the beginning of the February Revolution (February 23rd in the Julian calendar).

St. PetersburgFebruary RevolutionJulian calendar

The United States Senate votes to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule.

United States SenateFilibusterCloture rule

The Arab Kingdom of Syria, the first modern Arab state to come into existence, is established.

Arab Kingdom of SyriaArab

Spanish Prime Minister Eduardo Dato Iradier is assassinated while exiting the parliament building in Madrid.

Eduardo Dato IradierCortes GeneralesMadrid

A mine disaster kills 172 coal miners near Castle Gate, Utah.

Castle Gate Mine disasterCastle Gate, Utah

Daytona Beach and Road Course holds its first oval stock car race.

Daytona Beach and Road CourseStock car racing

Spanish Civil War: The Battle of Guadalajara begins.

Spanish Civil WarBattle of Guadalajara

World War II: Imperial Japanese Army forces gave ultimatum to Dutch East Indies Governor General Jonkheer Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer and KNIL Commander in Chief Lieutenant General Hein Ter Poorten, to unconditionally surrender.

World War IIImperial Japanese ArmyUltimatumDutch East IndiesAlidius Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer

World War II: Imperial Japanese Army forces captured Rangoon, Burma from British.

YangonMyanmarUnited Kingdom