Louis the Stammerer is crowned as king of West Francia by Pope John VIII.

Louis the StammererWest FranciaPope John VIII

Pope Alexander III is chosen.

Pope Alexander III

Third Crusade: Battle of Arsuf: Richard I of England defeats Saladin at Arsuf.

Third CrusadeBattle of ArsufRichard I of EnglandSaladinArsuf

Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II lands in Acre, Israel, and starts the Sixth Crusade, which results in a peaceful restoration of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.[1]

Frederick II, Holy Roman EmperorAcre, IsraelSixth CrusadeKingdom of Jerusalem

Guillaume de Nogaret takes Pope Boniface VIII prisoner on behalf of Philip IV of France.

Guillaume de NogaretPope Boniface VIIIPhilip IV of France

Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, is arrested for his role in the Ridolfi plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I of England and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots.

Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of NorfolkRidolfi plotElizabeth I of EnglandMary, Queen of Scots

Around 15,000 Han farmers and militia rebel against Dutch rule on Taiwan.

Han ChineseGuo Huaiyi RebellionDutch FormosaTaiwan

Henry Every perpetrates one of the most profitable pirate raids in history with the capture of the Grand Mughal ship Ganj-i-Sawai. In response, Emperor Aurangzeb threatens to end all English trading in India.

Henry EveryGanj-i-SawaiAurangzeb

War of the Spanish Succession: Siege of Turin ends, leading to the withdrawal of French forces from North Italy.

War of the Spanish SuccessionSiege of Turin

Election of Stanisław August Poniatowski as the last ruler of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Stanisław August PoniatowskiPolish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

According to American colonial reports, Ezra Lee makes the world's first submarine attack in the Turtle, attempting to attach a time bomb to the hull of HMS Eagle in New York Harbor (no British records of this attack exist).

Ezra LeeSubmarineTurtle (submersible)Time bomb (explosive)HMS Eagle (1774)

American Revolutionary War: France invades Dominica in the British West Indies, before Britain is even aware of France's involvement in the war.

American Revolutionary WarInvasion of Dominica (1778)British West Indies

French invasion of Russia: The Battle of Borodino, the bloodiest battle of the Napoleonic Wars, was fought near Moscow and resulted in a French victory.

French invasion of RussiaBattle of BorodinoNapoleonic Wars

Carl III of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway, in Trondheim.

Charles XIV John of SwedenSweden-NorwayTrondheim

Dom Pedro I declares Brazil independent from Portugal on the shores of the Ipiranga Brook in São Paulo.

Pedro I of BrazilIndependence of BrazilIpiranga BrookSão Paulo

Mountain Meadows massacre: Mormon settlers slaughter most members of peaceful, emigrant wagon train.

Mountain Meadows massacre

Italian unification: Giuseppe Garibaldi enters Naples.

Italian unificationGiuseppe Garibaldi

American Civil War: Union troops under Quincy A. Gillmore captures Fort Wagner in Morris Island after a 7-week siege.

American Civil WarQuincy Adams GillmoreFort WagnerMorris Island

American Civil War: Atlanta is evacuated on orders of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman.

American Civil WarAtlantaUnion (American Civil War)William Tecumseh Sherman

In Northfield, Minnesota, Jesse James and the James-Younger Gang attempt to rob the town's bank but are driven off by armed citizens.

Northfield, MinnesotaJesse JamesJames-Younger Gang

The Boxer Rebellion in Qing dynasty China officially ends with the signing of the Boxer Protocol.

Boxer RebellionQing dynastyBoxer Protocol

Alberto Santos-Dumont flies his 14-bis aircraft at Bagatelle, France for the first time successfully.

Alberto Santos-Dumont14-bisChâteau de Bagatelle

Cunard Line's RMS Lusitania sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.

Cunard LineRMS LusitaniaLiverpool

Eugène Lefebvre crashes a new French-built Wright biplane during a test flight at Juvisy, south of Paris, becoming the first aviator in the world to lose his life in a powered heavier-than-air craft.

Eugène LefebvreWright Model AJuvisyAviator

French poet Guillaume Apollinaire is arrested and put in jail on suspicion of stealing the Mona Lisa from the Louvre museum.

Guillaume ApollinaireMona LisaLouvre

US federal employees win the right to Workers' compensation by Federal Employers Liability Act (39 Stat. 742; 5 U.S.C. 751)

Workers' compensationFederal Employers Liability Act

Two newly purchased Savoia flying boats crash in the Swiss Alps en route to Finland where they would serve with the Finnish Air Force, killing both crews.

Savoia-MarchettiSwiss AlpsFinnish Air Force

In Atlantic City, New Jersey, the first Miss America Pageant, a two-day event, is held.

Atlantic City, New JerseyMiss America Pageant

The Legion of Mary, the largest apostolic organization of lay people in the Catholic Church, is founded in Dublin, Ireland.

Legion of MaryConsecrated lifeCatholic ChurchDublin

A Roman army under Titus occupies and plunders Jerusalem.

Roman EmpireTitusSiege of Jerusalem (AD 70)Jerusalem