Octavian holds the second of three consecutive triumphs in Rome to celebrate the victory over the Dalmatian tribes.

OctavianRoman triumphAncient RomeDalmatian tribes

King Duncan I is killed in battle against his first cousin and rival Macbeth. The latter succeeds him as King of Scotland.

Duncan I of ScotlandMacbeth, King of ScotlandList of Scottish monarchs

Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures and flee to western Japan to escape pursuit by the Minamoto clan (traditional Japanese date: Twenty-fifth Day of the Seventh Month of the Second Year of Juei).

Taira no MunemoriTaira clanEmperor AntokuImperial Regalia of JapanMinamoto clan

Count Adolf VIII of Berg grants town privileges to Düsseldorf, the village on the banks of the Düssel.

Adolf VIII of BergTown privilegesDüsseldorfDüssel

War of the Breton Succession: Anglo-Bretons defeat the French in the Battle of Mauron.

War of the Breton SuccessionKingdom of FranceBattle of Mauron

Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, grants city privileges to Carlsbad which is subsequently named after him.

Charles IV, Holy Roman EmperorCity privilegesKarlovy Vary

Portuguese Crisis of 1383-85: Battle of Aljubarrota: Portuguese forces commanded by King John I and his general Nuno Álvares Pereira defeat the Castilian army of King John I.

1383-85 Portuguese interregnumBattle of AljubarrotaJohn I of PortugalGeneral officerNuno Álvares Pereira

Publication of the Mainz Psalter, the first book to feature a printed date of publication and printed colophon

Mainz Psalter

Battle of Otranto: Ottoman troops behead 800 Christians for refusing to convert to Islam; they are later honored in the Church.

Ottoman invasion of OtrantoOttoman EmpireChristianIslamMartyrs of Otranto

The first sighting of the Falkland Islands by John Davis.

Falkland IslandsJohn Davis (English explorer)

Nine Years' War: Battle of the Yellow Ford: Irish forces under Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, defeats an English expeditionary force under Henry Bagenal.

Nine Years' War (Ireland)Battle of the Yellow FordHugh O'Neill, Earl of TyroneHenry Bagenal

The Spanish military Villasur expedition is wiped out by Pawnee and Otoe warriors near present-day Columbus, Nebraska.

Villasur expeditionPawnee peopleOtoe tribeColumbus, Nebraska

Slaves from plantations in Saint-Domingue hold a Vodou ceremony lead by houngan Dutty Boukman at Bois Caïman, marking the start of the Haitian Revolution.

Saint-DomingueHaitian VodouHounganDutty BoukmanBois Caïman

A cease fire agreement, called the Convention of Moss, ended the Swedish-Norwegian War.

Convention of MossSwedish-Norwegian War (1814)

The United Kingdom formally annexes the Tristan da Cunha archipelago, administering the islands from the Cape Colony in South Africa.

Tristan da CunhaCape Colony

American Indian Wars: Second Seminole War ends, with the Seminoles forced from Florida to Oklahoma.

American Indian WarsSeminole WarsSeminoleFloridaOklahoma

Oregon Territory is organized by act of Congress.

Oregon TerritoryAct of Congress

Construction of Cologne Cathedral, the most famous landmark in Cologne, Germany, is completed.

Cologne CathedralCologne

Japan's first patent is issued to the inventor of a rust-proof paint.

Japanese patent law

An audio recording of English composer Arthur Sullivan's "The Lost Chord", one of the first recordings of music ever made, is played during a press conference introducing Thomas Edison's phonograph in London, England.

Sound recording and reproductionArthur SullivanThe Lost ChordThomas EdisonPhonograph

France becomes the first country to introduce motor vehicle registration.

Vehicle registration plate

The Eight-Nation Alliance occupies Beijing, China, in a campaign to end the bloody Boxer Rebellion in China.

Eight-Nation AllianceBoxer Rebellion

The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21.

AviationGustave WhiteheadWhitehead No. 21

United States Senate leaders agree to rotate the office of President pro tempore of the Senate among leading candidates to fill the vacancy left by William P. Frye's death.

United States SenatePresidents pro tempore of the United States Senate, 1911-1913President pro tempore of the United States SenateWilliam P. Frye

U.S. Marines invade Nicaragua to support the U.S.-backed government installed there after José Santos Zelaya had resigned three years earlier.

United States Marine CorpsNicaraguaJosé Santos Zelaya

World War I: Start of the Battle of Lorraine, an unsuccessful French offensive designed to recover the lost province of Moselle from Germany.

World War IBattle of LorraineMoselle

Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary.

Romania during World War I

Tannu Uriankhai, later Tuvan People's Republic is established as a completely independent country (which is supported by Soviet Russia).

Tannu UriankhaiTuvan People's RepublicRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic

Loggers cause a forest fire in the Coast Range of Oregon, later known as the first forest fire of the Tillamook Burn; it is not fully extinguished until September 5, after destroying 240,000 acres (970 km2).

WildfirePacific Coast RangesOregonTillamook Burn

Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act, creating a government pension system for the retired.

Franklin D. RooseveltSocial Security Act