The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV issues a papal bull Licet ecclesiae catholicae.

AugustiniansMonastic orderMonastery of the Holy SaviourPope Alexander IVPapal bull

Religious reformers John Wycliffe and Jan Hus are condemned as heretics at the Council of Constance.

John WycliffeJan HusChristian heresyCouncil of Constance

Assassination of the Swedish rebel (later national hero) Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson

Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson

Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Tewkesbury: Edward IV defeats a Lancastrian Army and kills Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales.

Wars of the RosesBattle of TewkesburyEdward IV of EnglandHouse of LancasterEdward of Westminster, Prince of Wales

Pope Alexander VI divides the New World between Spain and Portugal along the Line of Demarcation.

Pope Alexander VINew WorldLine of Demarcation

Dutch explorer Peter Minuit arrives in New Netherland (present day Manhattan Island) aboard the See Meeuw.

Peter MinuitNew NetherlandManhattan Island

King Charles II of England orders the construction of the Royal Greenwich Observatory.

Charles II of EnglandRoyal Greenwich Observatory

The Municipality of Ilagan is founded in the Philippines.

Municipalities of the PhilippinesIlaganPhilippines

Rhode Island becomes the first American colony to renounce allegiance to King George III.

Rhode IslandGeorge III

Fourth Anglo-Mysore War: The Battle of Seringapatam: The siege of Seringapatam ends when the city is invaded and Tipu Sultan killed by the besieging British army, under the command of General George Harris.

Fourth Anglo-Mysore WarBattle of SeringapatamSeringapatamTipu SultanGeorge Harris, 1st Baron Harris

Emperor Napoleon I of France arrives at Portoferraio on the island of Elba to begin his exile.

Napoleon I of FrancePortoferraioElba

King Ferdinand VII of Spain signs the Decree of the 4th of May, returning Spain to absolutism.

Ferdinand VII of SpainAbsolute monarchy

Formation of Ancient Order of Hibernians

Ancient Order of Hibernians

The Cornwall Railway opens across the Royal Albert Bridge linking Devon and Cornwall in England.

Cornwall RailwayRoyal Albert BridgeDevonCornwall

Surrender of the Confederate departments of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana at Citronelle, Alabama.

Conclusion of the American Civil WarCitronelle, Alabama

The Naval Battle of Hakodate is fought in Japan.

Naval Battle of Hakodate

The National Association, the first professional baseball league, opens its first season in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

National Association of Professional Base Ball PlayersFort Wayne, Indiana

Haymarket affair: A bomb is thrown at policemen trying to break up a labor rally in Chicago, United States, killing eight and wounding 60. The police fire into the crowd.

Haymarket affairLabor movementChicago

The United States begins construction of the Panama Canal.

Panama Canal

The Royal Canadian Navy is created.

Royal Canadian Navy

Italy occupies the Greek island of Rhodes.

Rhodes

May Fourth Movement: Student demonstrations take place in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, protesting the Treaty of Versailles, which transferred Chinese territory to Japan.

May Fourth MovementTiananmen SquareTreaty of VersaillesRepublic of China (1912-49)

The United Kingdom general strike begins.

United Kingdom1926 United Kingdom general strike

In Atlanta, mobster Al Capone begins serving an eleven-year prison sentence for tax evasion.

AtlantaMobsterAl CaponeTax evasion

World War II: The Battle of the Coral Sea begins with an attack by aircraft from the United States aircraft carrier USS Yorktown on Japanese naval forces at Tulagi Island in the Solomon Islands. The Japanese forces had invaded Tulagi the day before.

World War IIBattle of the Coral SeaAircraft carrierUSS Yorktown (CV-5)Empire of Japan

World War II: Neuengamme concentration camp near Hamburg is liberated by the British Army.

Neuengamme concentration campHamburgBritish Army

World War II: The German surrender at Lüneburg Heath includes all Wehrmacht units in the Netherlands, Denmark and northwest Germany.

German surrender at Lüneburg HeathWehrmacht

In San Francisco Bay, U.S. Marines from the nearby Treasure Island Naval Base stop a two-day riot at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary; 5 people are killed in the riot.

San Francisco BayUnited States Marine CorpsTreasure Island Naval BaseBattle of AlcatrazAlcatraz Federal Penitentiary

The entire Torino football team (except for two players who did not take the trip: Sauro Tomà, due to an injury and Renato Gandolfi, because of coach request) is killed in a plane crash.

Torino F.C.Superga air disaster

Ernest Hemingway wins the Pulitzer Prize for The Old Man and the Sea.

Ernest HemingwayPulitzer PrizeThe Old Man and the Sea