Publius Septimius Geta, co-emperor of Rome, is lured to come without his bodyguards to meet his brother Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (Caracalla), to discuss a possible reconciliation. When he arrives, the Praetorian Guard murders him and he dies in the arms of his mother, Julia Domna.

Publius Septimius GetaAncient RomeCaracallaPraetorian GuardJulia Domna

Henry II of England is crowned at Westminster Abbey.

Henry II of EnglandWestminster Abbey

Pope Clement III is elected.

Pope Clement III

Anne, Duchess of Brittany, is married to Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor by proxy.

Anne of BrittanyMaximilian I, Holy Roman EmperorProxy marriage

The Battle of Dreux takes place during the French Wars of Religion.

Battle of DreuxFrench Wars of Religion

The Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery depart England carrying settlers who founded, at Jamestown, Virginia, the first of the thirteen colonies that became the United States.

Susan ConstantGodspeed (ship)Discovery (1602 ship)Jamestown, VirginiaThirteen Colonies

The Great Swamp Fight, a pivotal battle in King Philip's War, gives the English settlers a bitterly won victory.

Great Swamp FightKing Philip's War

Thomas Paine publishes one of a series of pamphlets in The Pennsylvania Journal entitled "The American Crisis".

Thomas PaineThe Pennsylvania JournalThe American Crisis

American Revolutionary War: George Washington's Continental Army goes into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.

American Revolutionary WarGeorge WashingtonContinental ArmyValley Forge

French Revolutionary Wars: Two British frigates under Commodore Horatio Nelson and two Spanish frigates under Commodore Don Jacobo Stuart engage in battle off the coast of Murcia.

French Revolutionary WarsHoratio Nelson, 1st Viscount NelsonAction of 19 December 1796Murcia

Nullification Crisis: Vice President of the United States John C. Calhoun pens the South Carolina Exposition and Protest, protesting the Tariff of 1828.

Nullification CrisisVice President of the United StatesJohn C. CalhounSouth Carolina Exposition and ProtestTariff of 1828

Hopetoun Blunder: The first Governor-General of Australia John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun, appoints Sir William Lyne premier of the new state of New South Wales, but he is unable to persuade other colonial politicians to join his government and is forced to resign.

Hopetoun BlunderGovernor-General of AustraliaJohn Hope, 1st Marquess of LinlithgowWilliam LyneNew South Wales

Two hundred thirty-nine coal miners die in the Darr Mine Disaster in Jacobs Creek, Pennsylvania.

Darr Mine disasterJacobs Creek (Pennsylvania)

William Van Schaick, captain of the steamship General Slocum which caught fire and killed over one thousand people, is pardoned by U.S. President William Howard Taft after three-and-a-half-years in Sing Sing prison.

SteamboatPS General SlocumWilliam Howard TaftSing Sing

King Constantine I is restored as King of the Hellenes after the death of his son Alexander of Greece and a plebiscite.

Constantine I of GreeceKingdom of GreeceAlexander of GreeceReferendum

The last Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost is sold in London, England.

Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost

Three Indian revolutionaries, Ram Prasad Bismil, Roshan Singh and Ashfaqulla Khan, are executed by the British Empire.

Ram Prasad BismilRoshan SinghAshfaqulla KhanBritish Empire

BBC World Service begins broadcasting as the BBC Empire Service.

BBC World Service

World War II: Adolf Hitler appoints himself as head of the Oberkommando des Heeres.

World War IIAdolf HitlerOberkommando des Heeres

World War II: Limpet mines placed by Italian divers heavily damage the HMS Valiant and HMS Queen Elizabeth in Alexandria harbour.

Limpet mineItalian NavyHMS Valiant (1914)HMS Queen Elizabeth (1913)Raid on Alexandria (1941)

John Amery, British Fascist, at the age of 33 executed by the British Government for treason.

John AmeryFascism

Start of the First Indochina War.

First Indochina War

Irish-born physician John Bodkin Adams is arrested in connection with the suspicious deaths of more than 160 patients. Eventually he is convicted only of minor charges.

John Bodkin Adams

India annexes Daman and Diu, part of Portuguese India.

Indian annexation of GoaDaman and DiuPortuguese India

Harold Holt, the Prime Minister of Australia, is officially presumed dead.

Harold HoltPrime Minister of AustraliaDeclared death in absentia

Apollo program: The last manned lunar flight, Apollo 17, crewed by Eugene Cernan, Ronald Evans, and Harrison Schmitt, returns to Earth.

Apollo programApollo 17Eugene CernanRonald Evans (astronaut)Harrison Schmitt

Nelson Rockefeller is sworn in as Vice President of the United States under President Gerald Ford under the provisions of the 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Nelson RockefellerVice President of the United StatesGerald Ford25th Amendment to the United States Constitution

Sixteen lives are lost when the Penlee lifeboat goes to the aid of the stricken coaster Union Star in heavy seas.

Penlee lifeboat disaster

The original FIFA World Cup trophy, the Jules Rimet Trophy, is stolen from the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

FIFA World CupFIFA World Cup TrophyBrazilian Football ConfederationRio de Janeiro

The Sino-British Joint Declaration, stating that China would resume the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong and the United Kingdom would restore Hong Kong to China with effect from July 1, 1997 is signed in Beijing, China by Deng Xiaoping and Margaret Thatcher.

Sino-British Joint DeclarationDeng XiaopingMargaret Thatcher