Emperor Marcus Aurelius grants his son Commodus the rank of "Imperator" and makes him Supreme Commander of the Roman legions.

Marcus AureliusCommodusImperatorRoman legion

Rufinus, praetorian prefect of the East, is murdered by Gothic mercenaries under Gainas.

Rufinus (consul)Praetorian prefecture of the EastGothsGainas

King Clovis I dies at Lutetia and is buried in the Abbey of St Genevieve.

Clovis ILutetiaAbbey of St Genevieve

Emperor Maurice is forced to watch his five sons be executed before being beheaded himself.

Maurice (emperor)Decapitation

Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont.

Pope Urban IIFirst CrusadeCouncil of Clermont

The first Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed in the Great Storm of 1703.

Eddystone LighthouseGreat Storm of 1703

The foundation stone to the Jerusalem Church in Berlin is laid.

Jerusalem Church (Berlin)

The Portuguese Royal Family leaves Lisbon to escape from Napoleonic troops.

History of Portugal (1777-1834)

The Berners Street hoax was perpetrated by Theodore Hook in the City of Westminster, London.

Berners Street hoaxTheodore HookCity of Westminster

Adoption of Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland.

Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland

Saint Catherine Labouré experiences a Marian apparition.

Catherine LabouréMarian apparition

James Pratt and John Smith are hanged in London; they are the last two to be executed for sodomy in England.

James Pratt and John Smith

In Boston, Massachusetts, the American Statistical Association is founded.

BostonMassachusettsAmerican Statistical Association

The Coup of 1856 leads to Luxembourg's unilateral adoption of a new, reactionary constitution.

Luxembourg Coup of 1856LuxembourgConstitution of Luxembourg

American Civil War: Confederate cavalry leader John Hunt Morgan and several of his men escape the Ohio Penitentiary and return safely to the South.

American Civil WarConfederate States of AmericaJohn Hunt MorganOhio PenitentiaryConfederate States of America

American Civil War: Battle of Mine Run: Union forces under General George Meade take up positions against troops led by Confederate General Robert E. Lee.

Battle of Mine RunUnited StatesGeorge MeadeConfederate States of AmericaRobert E. Lee

American Indian Wars: Battle of Washita River: United States Army Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer leads an attack on Cheyenne living on reservation land.

American Indian WarsBattle of Washita RiverUnited States ArmyLieutenant ColonelGeorge Armstrong Custer

German judge Emil Hartwich sustains fatal injuries in a duel, which would become the background for Theodor Fontane's Effi Briest.

Emil HartwichDuelTheodor FontaneEffi Briest

At the Swedish-Norwegian Club in Paris, Alfred Nobel signs his last will and testament, setting aside his estate to establish the Nobel Prize after he dies.

Alfred NobelLast will and testamentNobel Prize

Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss is first performed.

Also sprach Zarathustra (Strauss)Richard Strauss

The U.S. Army War College is established.

U.S. Army War College

Spain declares a protectorate over the north shore of Morocco.

SpainMorocco

In New York City, the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held.

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

In Romania, the ruling Iron Guard fascist party assassinates over 60 of arrested King Carol II of Romania's aides and other political dissidents.

Kingdom of RomaniaIron GuardJilava massacreCarol II of Romania

World War II: At the Battle of Cape Spartivento, the Royal Navy engages the Regia Marina in the Mediterranean Sea.

World War IIBattle of Cape SpartiventoRoyal NavyRegia MarinaMediterranean Sea

World War II: At Toulon, the French navy scuttles its ships and submarines to keep them out of Nazi hands.

ToulonScuttling of the French fleet in ToulonNazism

World War II: RAF Fauld explosion: An explosion at a Royal Air Force ammunition dump in Staffordshire kills seventy people.

RAF Fauld explosionRoyal Air ForceStaffordshire

CARE (then the Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe) was founded to a send CARE Packages of food relief to Europe after World War II.

CARE (relief agency)CARE Package

Alger Hiss is released from prison after serving 44 months for perjury.

Alger HissPerjury

Luoyang is declared capital of the Eastern Han dynasty by Emperor Guangwu of Han.

LuoyangHistory of the Han dynastyEastern Han dynastyEmperor Guangwu of Han