Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine emperor, with the name of Anastasius I.

Byzantine emperorAnastasius I Dicorus

Bishop Stanislaus of Kraków is executed by order of Bolesław II of Poland.

BishopStanislaus of SzczepanówBolesław II the Generous

Batu Khan defeats Béla IV of Hungary at the Battle of Mohi.

Batu KhanBéla IV of HungaryBattle of Mohi

War of the League of Cambrai: French forces led by Gaston de Foix win the Battle of Ravenna.

War of the League of CambraiGaston of Foix, Duke of NemoursBattle of Ravenna (1512)

French forces defeat a Spanish army at Ceresole.

Battle of Ceresole

William III and Mary II are crowned as joint sovereigns of Great Britain.

William III of EnglandMary II of England

War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Anne's War): Treaty of Utrecht.

War of the Spanish SuccessionQueen Anne's WarTreaty of Utrecht

Premiere of Johann Sebastian Bach's St Matthew Passion BWV 244b at the St. Thomas Church, Leipzig

Johann Sebastian BachSt Matthew PassionSt. Thomas Church, Leipzig

Battle of the Basque Roads Naval battle fought between France and the United Kingdom

Battle of the Basque Roads

The Treaty of Fontainebleau ends the War of the Sixth Coalition against Napoleon Bonaparte, and forces him to abdicate unconditionally for the first time.

Treaty of Fontainebleau (1814)War of the Sixth CoalitionNapoleon Bonaparte

Second Battle of Rivas: Juan Santamaría burns down the hostel where William Walker's filibusters are holed up.

Second Battle of RivasJuan SantamaríaWilliam Walker (filibuster)Filibuster (military)

Former Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu surrenders Edo Castle to Imperial forces, marking the end of the Tokugawa shogunate.

ShogunTokugawa YoshinobuEdo CastleTokugawa shogunate

The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is organized.

Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks

Spelman College is founded in Atlanta, Georgia as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, an institute of higher education for African-American women.

Spelman CollegeAtlanta

SMS Blücher, the last armored cruiser to be built by the Imperial German Navy, launches.

SMS BlücherArmored cruiserImperial German Navy

The city of Tel Aviv is founded.

Tel Aviv

Emir Abdullah establishes the first centralised government in the newly created British protectorate of Transjordan.

EmirAbdullah I of JordanBritish protectorateEmirate of Transjordan

World War II: American forces liberate the Buchenwald concentration camp.

World War IIBuchenwald concentration camp

Korean War: President Harry Truman relieves General of the Army Douglas MacArthur of overall command in Korea.

Korean WarHarry TrumanPresident Truman's relief of General Douglas MacArthurGeneral of the Army (United States)Douglas MacArthur

The Stone of Scone, the stone upon which Scottish monarchs were traditionally crowned, is found on the site of the altar of Arbroath Abbey. It had been taken by Scottish nationalist students from its place in Westminster Abbey.

Stone of SconeArbroath AbbeyWestminster Abbey

The Air India Kashmir Princess is bombed and crashes in a failed assassination attempt on Zhou Enlai by the Kuomintang.

Air IndiaKashmir PrincessZhou EnlaiKuomintang

United Kingdom agrees to Singaporean self-rule.

SingaporeSelf-governance of Singapore

The trial of Adolf Eichmann begins in Jerusalem.

Adolf EichmannJerusalem

Pope John XXIII issues Pacem in terris, the first encyclical addressed to all Christians instead of only Catholics.

Pope John XXIIIPacem in terris

The Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1965: Fifty-one tornadoes hit in six Midwestern states, killing 256 people.

Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1965Midwestern

President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.

Lyndon B. JohnsonCivil Rights Act of 1968

Apollo 13 is launched.

Apollo 13

The Apple I is created.

Apple I

London Transport's Silver Jubilee AEC Routemaster buses are launched.

London Transport Executive (GLC)Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth IIAEC Routemaster

Ugandan dictator Idi Amin is deposed.

UgandaIdi Amin