Charles the Bald, King of the Franks, is crowned as Holy Roman Emperor Charles II.

Charles the BaldFranksHoly Roman Emperor

Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II; he subsequently becomes a saint and martyr in the Anglican Communion and the Catholic Church.

Thomas BecketArchbishop of CanterburyCanterbury CathedralHenry II of EnglandAnglican Communion

The Ming army begins its withdraw from Hanoi, ending the Chinese domination of Đại Việt.

Ming dynastyHanoiFourth Chinese domination of VietnamĐại Việt

The Battle of Garigliano (1503) was fought between a Spanish army under Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba and a French army commanded by Ludovico II, Marquess of Saluzzo

Battle of Garigliano (1503)Gonzalo Fernández de CórdobaLudovico II, Marquess of Saluzzo

Portuguese forces under the command of Francisco de Almeida attack Khambhat at the Battle of Dabul.

Portuguese EmpireFrancisco de AlmeidaKhambhatBattle of Dabul

American Revolutionary War: Three thousand British soldiers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell capture Savannah, Georgia.

American Revolutionary WarLieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)Archibald Campbell (British Army officer, born 1739)Capture of SavannahSavannah, Georgia

French Revolution: The Assembly of Notables is convened.

French RevolutionAssembly of Notables

The USS Constitution under the command of Captain William Bainbridge, captures the HMS Java off the coast of Brazil after a three-hour battle.

USS ConstitutionCaptain (United States O-6)William BainbridgeHMS Java (1811)

The Treaty of New Echota is signed, ceding all the lands of the Cherokee east of the Mississippi River to the United States.

Treaty of New EchotaCherokeeMississippi River

In accordance with International Boundary delimitation, the United States annexes the Republic of Texas, following the manifest destiny doctrine. The Republic of Texas, which had been independent since the Texas Revolution of 1836, is thereupon admitted as the 28th U.S. state.

Boundary delimitationRepublic of TexasManifest destinyU.S. state

The first American YMCA opens in Boston, Massachusetts.

YMCABoston

The launch of HMS Warrior, with her combination of screw propeller, iron hull and iron armour, renders all previous warships obsolete.

HMS Warrior (1860)PropellerIronclad warship

The military coup of Gen. Martinez Campos in Sagunto ends the failed First Spanish Republic and Prince Alfonso is proclaimed King of Spain.

Arsenio Martínez-Campos y AntónSaguntoFirst Spanish RepublicAlfonso XII of SpainSpain

The Ashtabula River railroad disaster occurs, leaving 64 injured and 92 dead at Ashtabula, Ohio.

Ashtabula River railroad disasterAshtabula, Ohio

Wounded Knee Massacre on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, 300 Lakota killed by the United States 7th Cavalry Regiment.

Wounded Knee MassacrePine Ridge Indian ReservationLakota people7th Cavalry Regiment

Mongolia gains independence from the Qing dynasty, enthroning 9th Jebtsundamba Khutughtu as Khagan of Mongolia.

MongoliaQing dynastyBogd KhanKhagan of Mongolia

Sun Yat-sen becomes the provisional President of the Republic of China; he formally takes office on January 1, 1912.

Sun Yat-senRepublic of China (1912-49)

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, the first novel by James Joyce, was first published as a book by an American publishing house B. W. Huebschis after it had been serialized in The Egoist (1914-15).

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManJames JoyceThe Egoist (periodical)

Sir Muhammad Iqbal's presidential address in Allahabad introduces the two-nation theory and outlines a vision for the creation of Pakistan.

Muhammad IqbalAllahabadTwo-nation theoryPakistan

Japan renounces the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 and the London Naval Treaty of 1930.

Washington Naval TreatyLondon Naval Treaty

The Irish Free State is replaced by a new state called Ireland with the adoption of a new constitution.

Irish Free StateRepublic of IrelandConstitution of Ireland

World War II: In the Second Great Fire of London, the Luftwaffe fire-bombs London, England, killing almost 200 civilians.

World War IISecond Great Fire of LondonLuftwaffeLondon

KC2XAK of Bridgeport, Connecticut becomes the first Ultra high frequency (UHF) television station to operate a daily schedule.

KC2XAKBridgeport, ConnecticutUltra high frequency

Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 (a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar) crashes on approach to Miami International Airport, Florida, killing 101.

Eastern Air Lines Flight 401Lockheed L-1011 TriStarMiami International AirportFlorida

A bomb explodes at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, killing 11 people and injuring 74.

1975 LaGuardia Airport bombingLaGuardia Airport

Czech writer, philosopher and dissident Václav Havel is elected the first post-communist President of Czechoslovakia.

Václav HavelCzechoslovakia

Fernando Collor de Mello, president of Brazil, tries to resign amidst corruption charges, but is then impeached.

Fernando Collor de Mello

Guatemala and leaders of Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity sign a peace accord ending a 36-year civil war.

GuatemalaGuatemalan National Revolutionary UnityGuatemalan Civil War

Hong Kong begins to kill all the nation's 1.25 million chickens to stop the spread of a potentially deadly influenza strain.

Influenza

Leaders of the Khmer Rouge apologize for the 1970s genocide in Cambodia that claimed over one million lives.

Khmer RougeGenocideCambodia