Pope Innocent I is elected.

Pope Innocent I

Muhammad claims to receive his first revelation.

MuhammadWahy

Damghan earthquake: An earthquake near the Persian city of Damghan kills an estimated 200,000 people, the sixth deadliest earthquake in recorded history.

856 Damghan earthquakeDamghan

Luoyang, eastern capital of the Tang dynasty, is captured by rebel leader Huang Chao during the reign of Emperor Xizong.

LuoyangTang dynastyHuang ChaoEmperor Xizong of Tang

Stephen of Blois becomes King of England

Stephen, King of England

Pope Honorius III approves the Dominican Order through the papal bull of confirmation Religiosam vitam.

Pope Honorius IIIDominican OrderReligiosam vitam

Bucaramanga, Colombia is founded.

Bucaramanga

Sino-Burmese War: The war ends with an uneasy truce.

Sino-Burmese War (1765-69)

Nguyễn Huệ proclaims himself Emperor Quang Trung, in effect abolishing on his own the Lê dynasty.

Nguyễn HuệLê dynasty

The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Alexander Suvorov and his Russian armies.

IzmailSiege of IzmailAlexander Suvorov

The Embargo Act, forbidding trade with all foreign countries, is passed by the U.S. Congress, at the urging of President Thomas Jefferson.

Embargo Act of 1807United States CongressPresident of the United StatesThomas Jefferson

Ludwig van Beethoven conducts and performs in concert at the Theater an der Wien, Vienna, with the premiere of his Fifth Symphony, Sixth Symphony, Fourth Piano Concerto (performed by Beethoven himself) and Choral Fantasy (with Beethoven at the piano).

Ludwig van BeethovenTheater an der WienSymphony No. 5 (Beethoven)Symphony No. 6 (Beethoven)Piano Concerto No. 4 (Beethoven)

India's first freight train is operated in Roorkee, India.

Rail freight transportRoorkee

Savannah, Georgia falls to the forces of General Sherman.

Savannah, GeorgiaWilliam Tecumseh Sherman

Itō Hirobumi, a samurai, became the first Prime Minister of Japan.

Itō HirobumiSamuraiPrime Minister of Japan

Cornwallis Valley Railway begins operation between Kentville and Kingsport, Nova Scotia.

Cornwallis Valley RailwayKentvilleKingsport, Nova Scotia

Asteroid 323 Brucia becomes the first asteroid discovered using photography.

323 Brucia

The Dreyfus affair begins in France, when Alfred Dreyfus is wrongly convicted of treason.

Dreyfus affairAlfred DreyfusTreason

The GOELRO economic development plan is adopted by the 8th Congress of Soviets of the Russian SFSR.

GOELRO planCongress of Soviets

Opening of Visva-Bharati College, also known as Santiniketan College, now Visva Bharati University, India.

Visva-Bharati CollegeSantiniketanVisva-Bharati University

The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York City.

Lincoln Tunnel

Indian Muslims observe a "Day of Deliverance" to celebrate the resignations of members of the Indian National Congress over their not having been consulted over the decision to enter World War II with the United Kingdom.

Day of Deliverance (India)Indian National CongressWorld War II

World War II: Himara is captured by the Greek army.

Himara

World War II: Adolf Hitler signs the order to develop the V-2 rocket as a weapon.

Adolf HitlerV-2 rocket

World War II: Battle of the Bulge: German troops demand the surrender of United States troops at Bastogne, Belgium, prompting the famous one word reply by General Anthony McAuliffe: "Nuts!"

Battle of the BulgeNazi GermanyBastogneAnthony McAuliffe

World War II: The Vietnam People's Army is formed to resist Japanese occupation of Indochina, now Vietnam.

Vietnam People's ArmyIndochinaVietnam

Sjafruddin Prawiranegara established the Emergency Government of the Republic of Indonesia (Pemerintah Darurat Republik Indonesia, PDRI) in West Sumatra.

Sjafruddin PrawiranegaraEmergency Government of the Republic of IndonesiaWest Sumatra

The Selangor Labour Party is founded in Selangor, Malaya.

Selangor Labour PartySelangorFederation of Malaya

The cruise ship Lakonia burns 180 miles (290 km) north of Madeira, Portugal with the loss of 128 lives.

Cruise shipTSMS LakoniaMadeira

Emperor Vitellius is captured and murdered at the Gemonian stairs in Rome.

VitelliusGemonian stairsAncient Rome