Maxentius is proclaimed Roman emperor.

MaxentiusRoman emperor

Battle of the Milvian Bridge: Constantine I defeats Maxentius, becoming the sole Roman emperor in the West.

Battle of the Milvian BridgeConstantine IMaxentius

The Visigoths brutally sack the Suebi's capital of Braga (Portugal), and the town's churches are burnt to the ground.

VisigothsSuebiBraga

Byzantine general Michael Bourtzes seizes one of Antioch's main wall towers, which he defends against repeated attacks for three days until the reinforcements led by the stratopedarches Peter arrive and secure the city for the Byzantines.

ByzantineMichael BourtzesAntiochStratopedarchesPeter (stratopedarches)

Empress Agnes, acting as regent for her son, brings about the election of bishop Cadalus, the antipope Honorius II.

Agnes of PoitouAntipope Honorius II

The lower town of Smyrna is captured by Crusaders.

SmyrnaSmyrniote crusades

Beijing is officially designated the capital of the Ming dynasty on the same year that the Forbidden City, the seat of government, is completed.

Ming dynastyForbidden City

Christian I is crowned king of Denmark.

Christian I of Denmark

Ladislaus the Posthumous is crowned king of Bohemia in Prague.

Ladislaus the Posthumous

Christopher Columbus lands in Cuba on his first voyage to the New World.

Christopher ColumbusCuba

Battle of Yaunis Khan: Turkish forces under the Grand Vizier Sinan Pasha defeat the Mamluks near Gaza.

Battle of Yaunis KhanMilitary of the Ottoman EmpireGrand Vizier Sinan PashaMamlukGaza City

Battle of Amba Sel: Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi again defeats the army of Lebna Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia. The southern part of Ethiopia falls under Imam Ahmad's control.

Battle of Amba SelAhmad ibn Ibrahim al-GhaziDawit II

The first university in the New World (in present-day Dominican Republic), the Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino, is established.

UniversityNew WorldDominican RepublicUniversidad Santo Tomás de Aquino

French Wars of Religion: The Siege of La Rochelle, which had lasted for 14 months, ends with the surrender of the Huguenots.

French Wars of ReligionSiege of La RochelleHuguenot

A vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony establishes the first college in what would become the United States, today known as Harvard University.

Great and General CourtMassachusetts Bay ColonyCollegeHarvard University

The Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot, later to be known as the Royal Marines, is established.

Royal Marines

The 1707 Hōei earthquake causes more than 5,000 deaths in Honshu, Shikoku and Kyūshū, Japan.

1707 Hōei earthquakeHonshuShikokuKyūshū

The novel Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift is published.

Gulliver's TravelsJonathan Swift

American Revolutionary War: A British proclamation forbids residents from leaving Boston.

American Revolutionary WarBoston

American Revolutionary War: Battle of White Plains: British Army forces arrive at White Plains, attack and capture Chatterton Hill from the Americans.

Battle of White PlainsWhite Plains, New YorkContinental Army

The Pinjarra massacre occurred in the Swan River Colony at present-day Pinjarra, Western Australia. An estimated 30 Noongar people were killed by British colonists.

Pinjarra massacreSwan River ColonyPinjarra, Western Australia

The United Tribes of New Zealand is established with the signature of the Declaration of Independence.

United Tribes of New ZealandDeclaration of the Independence of New Zealand

American Civil War: The Battle of Fair Oaks & Darbytown Road (also known as the Second Battle of Fair Oaks) ends: Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant withdraw from Fair Oaks, Virginia, after failing to breach the Confederate defenses around Richmond, Virginia.

American Civil WarBattle of Fair Oaks & Darbytown RoadUnion ArmyUlysses S. GrantFair Oaks, Henrico County, Virginia

In New York Harbor, President Grover Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty. The first ticker tape parade takes place in New York City when office workers spontaneously throw ticker tape into the streets as the statue is dedicated.

New York HarborGrover ClevelandStatue of LibertyTicker tape paradeTicker tape

The Mino-Owari earthquake, the largest inland earthquake in Japan's history, strikes Aichi Prefecture.

1891 Mino-Owari earthquakeAichi Prefecture

Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Pathétique, receives its première performance in St. Petersburg, only nine days before the composer's death.

Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskySymphony No. 6 (Tchaikovsky)St. Petersburg

Panama and Uruguay establish diplomatic links.

PanamaUruguayPanama-Uruguay relations

World War I: Czechoslovakia declares independence from Austria-Hungary marking the beginning of an independent Czechoslovak state, after 300 years.

World War ICzechoslovakiaAustria-Hungary

A new Polish government in western Galicia is established, triggering the Polish-Ukrainian War.

Polish-Ukrainian War

Emperor Nerva is forced by the Praetorian Guard to adopt general Marcus Ulpius Trajanus as his heir and successor.

NervaPraetorian GuardAdoption in ancient RomeTrajan