Casca and Cassius decide, on the night before the Assassination of Julius Caesar, that Mark Antony should live.

Servilius CascaGaius Cassius LonginusAssassination of Julius CaesarMark Antony

Emperor Jin Huidi is executed by Liu Cong, ruler of the Xiongnu state (Han Zhao).

Emperor Huai of JinLiu Cong (Han Zhao)XiongnuHan Zhao

Chioggia concludes an alliance with Zadar and Trogir against Venice, which becomes changed in 1412 in Šibenik.

ChioggiaZadarTrogirVeniceŠibenik

The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice.

CyprusCatherine CornaroRepublic of Venice

Battle of Ivry: Henry of Navarre and the Huguenots defeat the forces of the Catholic League under Charles, Duke of Mayenne during the French Wars of Religion.

Battle of IvryHenry IV of FranceHuguenotCatholic League (French)Charles, Duke of Mayenne

Thirty Years' War: Bavaria, Cologne, France and Sweden sign the Truce of Ulm.

Thirty Years' WarBavariaCologneTruce of Ulm (1647)

Otto von Guericke completes his book on Vacuum.

Otto von GuerickeVacuum

Admiral Sir John Byng is executed by firing squad aboard HMS Monarch for breach of the Articles of War.

John ByngExecuted by firing squadHMS Monarch (1747)Articles of War

American Revolutionary War: Spanish forces capture Fort Charlotte in Mobile, Alabama, the last British frontier post capable of threatening New Orleans in Spanish Louisiana.

American Revolutionary WarSpanish EmpireBattle of Fort CharlotteFort CondeMobile, Alabama

Battle of Wuchale: Emperor Tekle Giyorgis I pacifies a group of Oromo near Wuchale.

Battle of WuchaleTekle Giyorgis IOromo peopleWuchale

Eli Whitney is granted a patent for the cotton gin.

Eli WhitneyPatentCotton gin

The Mikado, a light opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, receives its first public performance in London.

The MikadoW. S. GilbertArthur Sullivan

The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing United States currency on the gold standard.

Gold Standard ActUnited States currencyGold standard

The Hay-Herrán Treaty, granting the United States the right to build the Panama Canal, is ratified by the United States Senate. The Colombian Senate would later reject the treaty.

Hay-Herrán TreatyPanama CanalUnited States SenateColombia

Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge is established by US President Theodore Roosevelt.

Pelican Island National Wildlife RefugeTheodore Roosevelt

Lakeview Gusher, the largest U.S. oil well gusher near Bakersfield, California, vents to atmosphere.

Lakeview GusherOil gusherBakersfield, California

El Virilla train accident, Costa Rica: A train falls off a bridge over the Río Virilla between Heredia and Tibás. Two hundred forty-eight are killed and 93 wounded.

El Virilla train accidentCosta RicaHeredia, Costa RicaTibás

Alam Ara, India's first talking film, is released.

Alam Ara

The first all-sound film version of Show Boat opens at Radio City Music Hall.

Show Boat (1936 film)Radio City Music Hall

Slovakia declares independence under German pressure.

Slovak Republic (1939-45)Nazi Germany

Orvan Hess and John Bumstead became the first in the United States successfully to treat a patient, Anne Miller, using penicillin.

Orvan HessPenicillin

World War II: The Kraków Ghetto is "liquidated".

World War IIKraków Ghetto

World War II: The R.A.F.'s first operational use of the Grand Slam bomb, Bielefeld, Germany.

R.A.F.Grand Slam bombBielefeld

Korean War: For the second time, United Nations troops recapture Seoul.

Korean WarUnited NationsSeoul

USAF Broken Arrow nuclear weapon mishap in B-52 crash near Yuba City, Ca.

USAFUnited States military nuclear incident terminology1961 Yuba City B-52 crash

A jury in Dallas finds Jack Ruby guilty of killing Lee Harvey Oswald, the assumed assassin of John F. Kennedy.

DallasJack RubyLee Harvey OswaldJohn F. Kennedy

The body of U.S. President John F. Kennedy is moved to a permanent burial place at Arlington National Cemetery.

John F. KennedyArlington National Cemetery

Italian publisher and former partisan Giangiacomo Feltrinelli is killed by an explosion near Segrate.

Giangiacomo FeltrinelliSegrate

The Israel Defense Forces invade and occupies southern Lebanon in Operation Litani.

Israel Defense ForcesLebanonOperation Litani

In China, a Hawker Siddeley Trident crashes into a factory near Beijing, killing 44 and injuring at least 200.

Hawker Siddeley Trident