The Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city, Ravenna.

Roman EmpireOrestes (father of Romulus Augustulus)Roman EmperorsJulius NeposCapital city

Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths, defeats Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way into Italy.

Theodoric the GreatOstrogothsOdoacerBattle of Isonzo (489)

Fatimah, daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad died, with her cause of death being a controversial topic among the Sunni Muslims and Shia Muslims.

FatimahMuhammadSunniShia

Silla-Tang armies crush the Baekje restoration attempt and force Yamato Japan to withdraw from Korea in the Battle of Baekgang.

SillaTang dynastyBaekjeYamato periodBattle of Baekgang

Third Crusade: The Crusaders begin the Siege of Acre under Guy of Lusignan.

Third CrusadeSiege of Acre (1189-91)Guy of Lusignan

The Ottoman Turks occupy Belgrade.

Ottoman TurksBelgrade

The Kaqchikel Maya rebel against their former Spanish allies during the Spanish conquest of Guatemala.

Kaqchikel peopleMaya civilizationSpanish conquest of Guatemala

Turkish-Portuguese War (1538-57): Battle of Wofla: The Portuguese are scattered, their leader Christovão da Gama is captured and later executed.

Ottoman-Portuguese conflicts (1538-59)Battle of WoflaChristovão da Gama

Pedro Menéndez de Avilés sights land near St. Augustine, Florida and founds the oldest continuously occupied European-established city in the continental United States.

Pedro Menéndez de AvilésSt. Augustine, FloridaContinental United States

Henry Hudson discovers Delaware Bay.

Henry HudsonDelaware Bay

Election of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor.

Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor

Second Bishop's War: King Charles I's English army loses to a Scottish Covenanter force at the Battle of Newburn.

Bishops' WarsCharles I of EnglandCovenanterBattle of Newburn

The Siege of Colchester ends when Royalists Forces surrender to the Parliamentary Forces after eleven weeks, during the Second English Civil War.

Siege of ColchesterSecond English Civil War

Meidingnu Pamheiba is crowned King of Manipur.

PamheibaManipur

William Herschel discovers a new moon of Saturn: Enceladus.

William HerschelEnceladus

Battle of Grand Port: The French accept the surrender of a British Navy fleet.

Battle of Grand PortBritish Navy

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's new Tom Thumb steam locomotive races a horse-drawn car, presaging steam's role in US railroads.

Baltimore and Ohio RailroadTom Thumb (locomotive)

The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 receives royal assent, abolishing slavery through most of the British Empire.

Slavery Abolition Act 1833Royal assent

The first issue of Scientific American magazine is published.

Scientific American

After a month-long siege, Venice, which had declared itself independent as the Republic of San Marco, surrenders to Austria.

VeniceRepublic of San Marco

The Carrington event is the strongest geomagnetic storm on record to strike the Earth. Electrical telegraph service is widely disrupted.

Solar storm of 1859Geomagnetic stormElectrical telegraph

American Civil War: Union forces attack Cape Hatteras, North Carolina in the Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries which lasts for two days.

American Civil WarUnion (American Civil War)Cape HatterasNorth CarolinaBattle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries

American Civil War: Second Battle of Bull Run, also known as the Battle of Second Manassas. The battle ends on August 30.

Second Battle of Bull Run

The United States takes possession of the (at this point unoccupied) Midway Atoll.

Midway Atoll

Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British.

CetshwayoZulu peopleUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Caleb Bradham's beverage "Brad's Drink" is renamed "Pepsi-Cola".

Caleb BradhamPepsi

Silliman University is founded in the Philippines. It is the first American private school in the country.

Silliman UniversityPhilippinesPrivate school

A group of mid-level Greek Army officers launches the Goudi coup, seeking wide-ranging reforms.

Greek ArmyGoudi coup

Queen Wilhelmina opens the Peace Palace in The Hague.

Wilhelmina of the NetherlandsPeace PalaceThe Hague

World War I: The Royal Navy defeats the German fleet in the Battle of Heligoland Bight.

World War IRoyal NavyGerman EmpireBattle of Heligoland Bight (1914)