The temple of Apollo at Daphne, outside Antioch, is destroyed in a mysterious fire.

ApolloAntioch

The Council of Chalcedon adopts the Chalcedonian Creed regarding the divine and human nature of Jesus Christ.

Council of ChalcedonChalcedonian CreedJesus Christ

Emperor Kanmu relocates the Japanese capital to Heian-kyō (now Kyoto).

Emperor KanmuHeian-kyōKyoto

Ahmad ibn Kayghalagh leads a raid against the Byzantine Empire from Tarsus. He reaches the Halys River and takes 4,000-5,000 captives.[1]

Ahmad ibn KayghalaghByzantine EmpireTarsus, MersinKızılırmak River

The 1383-85 Crisis in Portugal: King Fernando dies without a male heir to the Portuguese throne, sparking a period of civil war and disorder.

1383-85 CrisisFerdinand I of PortugalCivil war

Foundation of Aguascalientes.

Aguascalientes City

Battle of Liaoluo Bay: The Ming dynasty defeats the Dutch East India Company.

Battle of Liaoluo BayMing dynastyDutch East India Company

Scilly naval disaster: Four British naval vessels run aground on the Isles of Scilly because of faulty navigation. In response, the first Longitude Act is enacted in 1714.

Scilly naval disaster of 1707Isles of ScillyNavigationLongitude Act

Construction of the Ladoga Canal is completed.

Ladoga Canal

The College of New Jersey (later renamed Princeton University) receives its charter.

Princeton University

American Revolutionary War: American defenders of Fort Mercer on the Delaware River repulse repeated Hessian attacks in the Battle of Red Bank.

American Revolutionary WarFort MercerHessian (soldiers)Battle of Red Bank

Russia founds a colony on Kodiak Island, Alaska.

Russian EmpireKodiak IslandAlaska

Warriors of the Miami people under Chief Little Turtle defeat United States troops under General Josiah Harmar at the site of present-day Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the Northwest Indian War.

Miami peopleLittle TurtleJosiah HarmarFort Wayne, IndianaNorthwest Indian War

André-Jacques Garnerin makes the first recorded parachute jump from one thousand meters (3,200 feet) above Paris.

André-Jacques GarnerinParachuteParis

Sam Houston is inaugurated as the first President of the Republic of Texas.

Sam HoustonRepublic of Texas

The Great Anticipation: Millerites, followers of William Miller, anticipate the end of the world in conjunction with the Second Advent of Christ. The following day became known as the Great Disappointment.

MilleritesWilliam Miller (preacher)Great Disappointment

Spain declares war on Morocco.

Morocco

A plebiscite ratifies the annexion of Veneto and Mantua to Italy, which had occurred three days before, on October 19.

VenetoMantuaOctober 19

First telegraphic connection in Argentina.

TelegraphArgentina

The Blantyre mining disaster in Scotland kills 207 miners.

Blantyre mining disaster

The first rugby match under floodlights takes place in Salford, between Broughton and Swinton.

Rugby footballSalford, Greater ManchesterSwinton Lions

Using a filament of carbonized thread, Thomas Edison tests the first practical electric incandescent light bulb (it lasted 13½ hours before burning out).

CarbonThomas EdisonIncandescent light bulb

The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City opens with a performance of Gounod's Faust.

Metropolitan Opera House (39th Street)Charles GounodFaust (opera)

The Royal Observatory in Britain is adopted as the prime meridian of longitude by the International Meridian Conference.

Royal Observatory, GreenwichPrime meridian (Greenwich)International Meridian Conference

In Paris an express train derails after overrunning the buffer stop, crossing almost 30 metres (100 ft) of concourse before crashing through a wall and falling 10 metres (33 ft) to the road below.

Montparnasse derailmentBuffer stop

Panic of 1907: A run on the stock of the Knickerbocker Trust Company sets events in motion that will lead to a depression.

Panic of 1907Knickerbocker Trust CompanyDepression (economics)

Dr. Crippen is convicted at the Old Bailey of poisoning his wife and is subsequently hanged at Pentonville Prison in London.

Hawley Harvey CrippenOld BaileyHM Prison Pentonville

The royalist Leonardopoulos-Gargalidis coup d'état attempt fails in Greece, discrediting the monarchy and paving the way for the establishment of the Second Hellenic Republic.

Leonardopoulos-Gargalidis coup d'état attemptSecond Hellenic Republic

Nikola Tesla introduces six new inventions including single-phase electric power.

Nikola TeslaSingle-phase electric power

Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity is founded at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus.

Phi Sigma AlphaUniversity of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus