The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon (Gregorian calendar)

Cyrus the GreatPersiaBabylonGregorian calendar

The Visigoths under king Theodoric II, acting on orders of the Roman emperor Avitus, invade Iberia with an army of Burgundians, Franks and Goths, led by the kings Chilperic I and Gondioc. They defeat the Suebi under king Rechiar on the river Urbicus near Astorga (Gallaecia).

VisigothsTheodoric IIAvitusIberiaBurgundians

Coronation of Byzantine Emperor Heraclius.

Byzantine EmperorHeraclius

King Louis the Pious is crowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope Stephen IV at Reims.

Louis the PiousHoly Roman EmpirePope Stephen IVReims

The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about patriarch Photius of Constantinople.

Fourth Council of Constantinople (Roman Catholic)Photios I of ConstantinopleConstantinople

King Alfonso VII of León and Castile recognises Portugal as a Kingdom.

Alfonso VII of León and Castile

Jews are expelled from Lower Bavaria by order of Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria.

Lower BavariaLouis IX, Duke of Bavaria

Foundation of Concepción, city in Chile.

Concepción, ChileChile

Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.

Gregorian calendar

Assassins sent by Pope Paul V attempt to kill Venetian statesman and scientist Paolo Sarpi, who survives fifteen stiletto thrusts.

Pope Paul VPaolo Sarpi

The University of Kiel is founded.

University of Kiel

French Revolution: Women of Paris march to Versailles in the March on Versailles to confront Louis XVI of France about his refusal to promulgate the decrees on the abolition of feudalism, demand bread, and have the King and his court moved to Paris.

French RevolutionPalace of VersaillesWomen's March on VersaillesLouis XVI of FranceFeudalism

French Revolution: Christianity is disestablished in France.

French RevolutionDechristianization of France during the French Revolution

Battle of the Thames in Canada; Americans defeat British and kill Shawnee leader Tecumseh.

Battle of the ThamesShawneeTecumseh

The City of Anaheim, California is founded.

Anaheim, California

The Indian city of Calcutta is almost totally destroyed by a cyclone; 60,000 die.

KolkataCyclone

The Saxby Gale devastates the Bay of Fundy region of Maritime Canada. The storm had reportedly been predicted over a year before by a British naval officer.

Saxby GaleBay of Fundy

During construction, the Hennepin Island tunnel has a limestone cap breached and the rushing water breaks large chunks of land away and the St. Anthony Falls are nearly destroyed.

Hennepin Island tunnel

Chief Joseph surrenders his Nez Perce band to General Nelson A. Miles.

Chief JosephNez Perce peopleNelson A. Miles

Wilbur Wright pilots Wright Flyer III in a flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes, a world record that stood until 1908.

Wilbur WrightWright Flyer III

In a revolution in Portugal the monarchy is overthrown and a republic is declared.

5 October 1910 revolutionList of Portuguese monarchs

The Kowloon-Canton Railway (split into MTR East Rail Line and Guangshen Railway now) commences service between Kowloon and Canton.

Kowloon-Canton RailwayMTREast Rail LineGuangshen RailwayKowloon

World War I: First aerial combat resulting in an intentional fatality.

World War I

Bulgaria enters World War I as one of the Central Powers.

BulgariaCentral Powers

The World Series is the first to be broadcast on radio.

1921 World SeriesHistory of radio

British airship R101 crashes in France en route to India on its maiden voyage.

R101

The Jarrow March sets off for London.

Jarrow March

In Nazi Germany, Jews' passports are invalidated; those who needed a passport for emigration purposes are given one marked with the letter "J" (for "Jude", or Jew).

Nuremberg Laws

Ninety-eight American POWs are executed by Japanese forces on Wake Island.

Wake Island

Suffrage is extended to women in France.

Women's suffrage