King Tvrtko I of Bosnia writes In castro nostro Vizoka vocatum from the Old town of Visoki.

Tvrtko I of BosniaOld town of Visoki

Tumu Crisis: Mongols capture the Emperor of China.

Tumu CrisisMongol EmpireEmperor of China

The Spanish fort of Sancti Spiritu, the first one built in modern Argentina, is destroyed by natives.

Sancti Spiritu (Argentina)Argentina

Lady Anne Boleyn is made Marquess of Pembroke by her fiancé, King Henry VIII of England.

Anne BoleynMarquess of PembrokeEngagementHenry VIII of England

Adi Granth, now known as Guru Granth Sahib, the holy scripture of Sikhs, was first installed at Harmandir Sahib.

Adi GranthGuru Granth SahibSikhHarmandir Sahib

Battle of Tippermuir: James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose defeats the Earl of Wemyss's Covenanters, reviving the Royalist cause.

Battle of TippermuirJames Graham, 1st Marquess of MontroseJohn Wemyss, 1st Earl of WemyssCovenanterCavalier

King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years, which is the longest of any major European monarch.

Louis XIV of France

Catherine II of Russia endorses Ivan Betskoy's plans for a Foundling Home in Moscow

Catherine II of RussiaIvan BetskoyFoundling Home in Moscow

The Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa is founded in San Luis Obispo, California.

Mission San Luis Obispo de TolosaSan Luis Obispo, California

Massachusetts Bay colonists rise up in the bloodless Powder Alarm.

Province of Massachusetts BayPowder Alarm

Juno, one of the largest asteroids in the Main Belt, is discovered by the German astronomer Karl Ludwig Harding.

3 JunoAsteroidMain BeltKarl Ludwig Harding

The high honor of Order of St. Gregory the Great is established by Pope Gregory XVI of the Vatican State to recognize high support for the Vatican or for the Pope, by a man or a woman, and not necessarily a Roman Catholic.

Order of St. Gregory the GreatPope Gregory XVIVatican StateRoman Catholic

Narcissa Whitman, one of the first English-speaking white women to settle west of the Rocky Mountains, arrives at Walla Walla, Washington.

Narcissa WhitmanRocky MountainsWalla Walla, Washington

Saint Andrew's Scots School, the oldest school of British origin in South America, is established.

Saint Andrew's Scots School

American Civil War: Battle of Chantilly: Confederate Army troops defeat a group of retreating Union Army troops in Chantilly, Virginia.

American Civil WarBattle of ChantillyConfederate States of AmericaUnited States ArmyChantilly, Virginia

American Civil War: The Confederate Army General John Bell Hood orders the evacuation of Atlanta, ending a four-month siege by General William Tecumseh Sherman.

Confederate ArmyJohn Bell HoodAtlantaSiegeWilliam Tecumseh Sherman

Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Sedan is fought, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory.

Franco-Prussian WarBattle of SedanKingdom of Prussia

Cetshwayo ascends to the throne as king of the Zulu nation following the death of his father Mpande.

CetshwayoZulu KingdomMpande

Emma Nutt becomes the world's first female telephone operator when she is recruited by Alexander Graham Bell to the Boston Telephone Dispatch Company.

Emma NuttAlexander Graham Bell

The army of Mohammad Ayub Khan is routed by the British at the Battle of Kandahar, ending the Second Anglo-Afghan War

Ayub Khan (Emir of Afghanistan)Battle of KandaharSecond Anglo-Afghan War

Over 400 people die in the Great Hinckley Fire, a forest fire in Hinckley, Minnesota.

Great Hinckley FireForest fireHinckley, Minnesota

The Tremont Street Subway in Boston opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America.

Tremont Street SubwayRapid transit

Alberta and Saskatchewan join the Canadian confederation.

AlbertaSaskatchewan

The International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys is established.

International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys

The armored cruiser Georgios Averof is commissioned into the Greek Navy. It now serves as a museum ship.

Armored cruiserGreek cruiser Georgios AverofHellenic NavyMuseum ship

St. Petersburg, Russia, changes its name to Petrograd.

St. PetersburgRussian EmpirePetrograd

The last known passenger pigeon, a female named Martha, dies in captivity in the Cincinnati Zoo.

Passenger pigeonMartha (pigeon)Cincinnati Zoo

The Fountain of Time opens as a tribute to the 100 years of peace between the United States and Great Britain following the Treaty of Ghent.

Fountain of TimeTreaty of Ghent

The Great Kantō earthquake devastates Tokyo and Yokohama, killing about 105,000 people.

1923 Great Kantō earthquakeYokohama

Ahmet Zogu declares Albania to be a monarchy and proclaims himself king.

Ahmet ZoguAlbaniaMonarchy