Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured and forced to sign the Mise of Lewes, making Simon de Montfort the de facto ruler of England.

Battle of LewesHenry III of EnglandMise of LewesSimon de Montfort, 6th Earl of LeicesterDe facto

Battle of Agnadello: In northern Italy, French forces defeat the Venetians.

Battle of AgnadelloRepublic of Venice

Jamestown, Virginia is settled as an English colony.

Jamestown, VirginiaColony

The Protestant Union is founded in Auhausen.

Protestant UnionAuhausen

Henry IV of France is assassinated, bringing Louis XIII to the throne.

Henry IV of FranceLouis XIII

Four-year-old Louis XIV becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Louis XIII.

Louis XIV of FranceLouis XIII of France

War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral George Anson defeats the French at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre.

War of the Austrian SuccessionAdmiral (Royal Navy)George Anson, 1st Baron AnsonFirst Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)

In Philadelphia, delegates convene a Constitutional Convention to write a new Constitution for the United States; George Washington presides.

PhiladelphiaConstitutional Convention (United States)United States ConstitutionGeorge Washington

Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox inoculation.

Edward JennerSmallpoxInoculation

The process of the U.S. Government moving the United States capital city from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C. begins.

U.S. GovernmentUnited StatesPhiladelphiaWashington, D.C.

The Lewis and Clark Expedition departs from Camp Dubois and begins its historic journey by traveling up the Missouri River.

Lewis and Clark ExpeditionCamp DuboisMissouri River

Paraguay: Pedro Juan Caballero, Fulgencio Yegros and José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia start actions to depose the Spanish governor

ParaguayPedro Juan Caballero (politician)Fulgencio YegrosJosé Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia

The Treaties of Velasco are signed in Velasco, Texas.

Treaties of VelascoVelasco, Texas

American Civil War: The Battle of Jackson takes place.

American Civil WarBattle of Jackson, Mississippi

Boshin War: The Battle of Utsunomiya Castle ends as former Tokugawa shogunate forces withdraw northward to Aizu by way of Nikkō.

Boshin WarBattle of Utsunomiya CastleTokugawa shogunateAizuNikkō

The first game of rugby in New Zealand is played in Nelson between Nelson College and the Nelson Rugby Football Club.

Rugby footballNelson, New ZealandNelson College

The last witchcraft trial held in the United States begins in Salem, Massachusetts, after Lucretia Brown, an adherent of Christian Science, accused Daniel Spofford of attempting to harm her through his mental powers.

Salem witchcraft trial (1878)Salem, MassachusettsChristian Science

The first group of 463 Indian indentured laborers arrives in Fiji aboard the Leonidas.

Indian indenture systemFijiLeonidas (ship)

Governor of New York William Sulzer approves the charter for the Rockefeller Foundation, which begins operations with a $100 million donation from John D. Rockefeller.

Governor of New YorkWilliam SulzerRockefeller FoundationJohn D. Rockefeller

Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs Dalloway is published.

Virginia WoolfMrs Dalloway

Five unarmed civilians are killed in the Ådalen shootings, as the Swedish military is called in to deal with protesting workers.

Ådalen shootings

The Philippines ratifies an independence agreement.

Philippines

Lina Medina becomes the youngest confirmed mother in medical history at the age of five.

Lina MedinaMother

World War II: Rotterdam is bombed by the German Luftwaffe.

World War IIRotterdamNazi GermanyLuftwaffe

World War II: The Battle of the Netherlands ends with the Netherlands surrendering to Germany.

Battle of the Netherlands

World War II: A Japanese submarine sinks AHS Centaur off the coast of Queensland.

SubmarineAHS Centaur

Israel is declared to be an independent state and a provisional government is established. Immediately after the declaration, Israel is attacked by the neighboring Arab states, triggering the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.

IsraelProvisional government1948 Arab-Israeli War

Trains run on the Talyllyn Railway in Wales for the first time since preservation, making it the first railway in the world to be operated by volunteers.

Talyllyn RailwayHeritage railway

Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pact.

Cold WarCommunismSoviet UnionTreatyWarsaw Pact

Civil Rights Movement: The Freedom Riders bus is fire-bombed near Anniston, Alabama, and the civil rights protesters are beaten by an angry mob.

Civil Rights MovementFreedom RidersAnniston, Alabama