Battle of Karbala: Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, is decapitated by forces under Caliph Yazid I. This is commemorated by Muslims as Aashurah.

Battle of KarbalaHusayn ibn AliMuhammadDecapitationCaliph

Battle of Tours: A force commanded by Charles Martel defeats an army of the Umayyad Caliphate between Poitiers and Tours in western France.

Battle of ToursCharles MartelUmayyad CaliphatePoitiersTours

Sten Sture the Elder, the Regent of Sweden, with the help of farmers and miners, repels an attack by King Christian I of Denmark.

Sten Sture the ElderRegentBattle of BrunkebergChristian I of Denmark

Roman Catholic forces under Henry I, Duke of Guise defeat the Protestants, capturing Philippe de Mornay among others.

Roman CatholicHenry I, Duke of GuiseBattle of DormansPhilippe de Mornay

Over 600 Papal troops land at Dún an Óir, Ireland to support the Second Desmond Rebellion.

Ard na CaithneSecond Desmond Rebellion

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

Gregorian calendar

An Electorate of Saxony army takes over Prague.

Electorate of SaxonyPrague

In a treaty with the Dutch colonial authorities, the Ndyuka people of Suriname - descended from escaped slaves - gain territorial autonomy.

Ndyuka peopleSurinameMaroon (people)

The Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000-30,000 in the Caribbean.

Great Hurricane of 1780

In Annapolis, Maryland, the Naval School (later renamed the United States Naval Academy) opens with 50 midshipman students and seven professors.

Annapolis, MarylandUnited States Naval Academy

Triton, the largest moon of the planet Neptune, is discovered by English astronomer William Lassell.

Triton (moon)NeptuneWilliam Lassell

Carlos Céspedes issues the Grito de Yara from his plantation, La Demajagua, proclaiming Cuba's independence

Carlos CéspedesGrito de YaraPlantationCuba

Chicago burns after a barn accident. The fire lasts from October 8-10.

Great Chicago Fire

German chemist Felix Hoffmann discovers an improved way of synthesizing acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin).

Felix HoffmannHistory of aspirinAspirin

The Women's Social and Political Union was founded by Emmeline Pankhurst

Women's Social and Political UnionEmmeline Pankhurst

The Wuchang Uprising leads to the demise of the Qing dynasty, the last Imperial court in China, and the founding of the Republic of China.

Wuchang UprisingQing dynastyRepublic of China (1912-49)

United States President Woodrow Wilson triggers the explosion of the Gamboa Dike, ending construction on the Panama Canal.

Woodrow WilsonPanama Canal

The Carinthian plebiscite determines that the larger part of the Duchy of Carinthia should remain part of Austria.

Carinthian plebiscite, 1920Duchy of Carinthia

Chiang Kai-shek becomes Chairman of the Republic of China.

Chiang Kai-shekPresident of the Republic of China

United Airlines Boeing 247 mid-air explosion: A United Airlines Boeing 247 is destroyed by sabotage, the first such proven case in the history of commercial aviation.

1933 United Airlines Boeing 247 mid-air explosionUnited AirlinesBoeing 247SabotageCommercial aviation

A coup d'état by the royalist leadership of the Greek Armed Forces takes place in Athens. It overthrows the government of Panagis Tsaldaris and establishes a regency under Georgios Kondylis, effectively ending the Second Hellenic Republic.

Panagis TsaldarisGeorgios KondylisSecond Hellenic Republic

The Munich Agreement cedes the Sudetenland to Nazi Germany.

Munich AgreementSudetenlandNazi Germany

The Chinese Communist Party and the Kuomintang signed a principle agreement in Chongqing about the future of post-war China. Later, the pact is commonly referred to as the Double Tenth Agreement.

Chinese Communist PartyKuomintangChongqingDouble Tenth Agreement

A Mutual Defense Treaty Between the United States and the Republic of Korea is concluded in Washington, D.C.

Mutual Defense Treaty Between the United States and the Republic of Korea

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower apologizes to the finance minister of Ghana, Komla Agbeli Gbedemah, after he is refused service in a Dover, Delaware restaurant.

Dwight D. EisenhowerFinance ministerGhanaKomla Agbeli GbedemahDover, Delaware

The Windscale fire in Cumbria, U.K. is the world's first major nuclear accident.

Windscale fireCumbria

France cedes control of the Bizerte naval base to Tunisia.

BizerteTunisia

The Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty comes into effect.

Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

The opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, is broadcast live in the first Olympic telecast relayed by geostationary satellite.

1964 Summer OlympicsGeostationary satellite

The Outer Space Treaty, signed on January 27 by more than sixty nations, comes into force.

Outer Space TreatyJanuary 27