Lucius Marcius Philippus, step-brother to the future emperor Augustus, celebrates a triumph for his victories while serving as governor in one of the provinces of Hispania.

Lucius Marcius Philippus (consul 38 BC)AugustusRoman triumphHispania

Emperor Arcadius marries Aelia Eudoxia, daughter of the Frankish general Flavius Bauto. She becomes one of the more powerful Roman empresses of Late Antiquity.

ArcadiusAelia EudoxiaFranksFlavius BautoLate Antiquity

Shahrbaraz is crowned as king of the Sasanian Empire.

ShahrbarazSasanian Empire

Islamic conquest of Hispania: Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andalus).

Umayyad conquest of HispaniaMoorsTariq ibn ZiyadGibraltarIberian Peninsula

First War of Scottish Independence: John Balliol's Scottish army is defeated by an English army commanded by John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey at the Battle of Dunbar.

First War of Scottish IndependenceJohn BalliolJohn de Warenne, 6th Earl of SurreyBattle of Dunbar (1296)

Pope Julius II places the Italian state of Venice under interdict.

Pope Julius IIRepublic of VeniceInterdict

Battle of Mactan: Explorer Ferdinand Magellan is killed by natives in the Philippines led by chief Lapu-Lapu.

Battle of MactanFerdinand MagellanPhilippinesLapu-Lapu

Combined forces of Spain and the Papal States defeat a French and Venetian army at the Battle of Bicocca.

Habsburg SpainPapal StatesKingdom of FranceRepublic of VeniceBattle of Bicocca

Re-founding of the city of Bogotá, New Granada (now Colombia), by Nikolaus Federmann and Sebastián de Belalcázar.

BogotáNew Kingdom of GranadaColombiaNikolaus FedermannSebastián de Belalcázar

Cebu is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines.

Cebu CityPhilippines

Pope Pius V declares Queen Elizabeth I a heretic.

Pope Pius VRegnans in ExcelsisElizabeth I

Duel of the Mignons claims the lives of two favourites of Henry III of France and two favorites of Henry I, Duke of Guise.

Duel of the MignonsFavouriteHenry III of FranceHenry I, Duke of Guise

The relics of Saint Sava are incinerated in Belgrade on the Vračar plateau by Ottoman Grand Vizier Sinan Pasha; the site of the incineration is now the location of the Church of Saint Sava, one of the largest Orthodox churches in the world.

Saint SavaBelgradeSinan PashaChurch of Saint Sava

The Battle of Carbisdale: A Royalist army from Orkney invades mainland Scotland but is defeated by a Covenanter army.

Battle of CarbisdaleCavalierOrkneyCovenanter

John Milton, blind and impoverished, sells the copyright of Paradise Lost for £10.

John MiltonParadise LostPound sterling

American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Ridgefield: A British invasion force engages and defeats Continental Army regulars and militia irregulars at Ridgefield, Connecticut.

American Revolutionary WarBattle of RidgefieldContinental ArmyMilitiaRidgefield, Connecticut

First Barbary War: United States Marines and Berbers attack the Tripolitan city of Derna (The "shores of Tripoli" part of the Marines' Hymn).

First Barbary WarUnited States MarinesBerbersTripoliDerna, Libya

War of 1812: American troops capture York, the capital of Upper Canada, in the Battle of York.

War of 1812York, Upper CanadaUpper CanadaBattle of York

American President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus.

President of the United StatesAbraham LincolnHabeas corpus

The New York State Senate creates Cornell University as the state's land grant institution.

New York State SenateCornell UniversityLand-grant university

The State Duma of the Russian Empire meets for the first time.

State Duma (Russian Empire)Russian Empire

Sultan of Ottoman Empire Abdul Hamid II is overthrown, and is succeeded by his brother, Mehmed V.

SultanOttoman EmpireAbdul Hamid IIMehmed V

Following the resignation and death of William P. Frye, a compromise is reached to rotate the office of President pro tempore of the United States Senate.

William P. FryePresident pro tempore of the United States SenatePresident pro tempore of the United States Senate

Carabineros de Chile (Chilean national police force and gendarmerie) are created.

Carabineros de ChileChilePoliceGendarmerie

The United Auto Workers (UAW) gains autonomy from the American Federation of Labor.

United Auto WorkersAmerican Federation of Labor

World War II: German troops enter Athens.

World War IIAxis occupation of Greece

World War II: The Communist Party of Slovenia, the Slovene Christian Socialists, the left-wing Slovene Sokols (also known as "National Democrats") and a group of progressive intellectuals establish the Liberation Front of the Slovene Nation.

Liberation Front of the Slovene Nation

World War II: German troops are finally expelled from Finnish Lapland.

Lapland War

World War II: Benito Mussolini is arrested by Italian partisans in Dongo, while attempting escape disguised as a German soldier.

Benito MussoliniItalian resistance movementDongo, Lombardy

Operation Moolah offers $50,000 to any pilot who defected with a fully mission-capable Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 to South Korea. The first pilot was to receive $100,000.

Operation MoolahMikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15