Historical Events
The following events took place on . The list is arranged in chronological order.
Found 49 events. Showing 1 - 30.
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- 69Emperor Vitellius is captured and murdered at the Gemonian stairs in Rome.
- 880Luoyang, eastern capital of the Tang dynasty, is captured by rebel leader Huang Chao during the reign of Emperor Xizong.
- 1135Stephen of Blois becomes King of England
- 1216Pope Honorius III approves the Dominican Order through the papal bull of confirmation Religiosam vitam.
- Bucaramanga, Colombia is founded.
- Sino-Burmese War: The war ends with an uneasy truce.
- Nguyễn Huệ proclaims himself Emperor Quang Trung, in effect abolishing on his own the Lê dynasty.
- The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Alexander Suvorov and his Russian armies.
- The Embargo Act, forbidding trade with all foreign countries, is passed by the U.S. Congress, at the urging of President Thomas 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).
- India’s first freight train is operated in Roorkee, India.
- Savannah, Georgia falls to General William Tecumseh Sherman, concluding his “March to the Sea”.
- Itō Hirobumi, a samurai, became the first Prime Minister of Japan.
- Cornwallis Valley Railway begins operation between Kentville and Kingsport, Nova Scotia.
- Asteroid 323 Brucia becomes the first asteroid discovered using photography.
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- The Dreyfus affair begins in France, when Alfred Dreyfus is wrongly convicted of treason.
- The GOELRO economic development plan is adopted by the 8th Congress of Soviets of the Russian SFSR.
- The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York City.
- 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.
- World War II: Himarë is captured by the Greek army.
- World War II: Adolf Hitler signs the order to develop the V-2 rocket as a weapon.
- 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!”
- World War II: The Vietnam People’s Army is formed to resist Japanese occupation of Indochina, now Vietnam.
- The Constituent Assembly of Italy approves the Constitution of Italy.
- The Selangor Labour Party is founded in Selangor, Malaya.
- Colo, the first gorilla to be bred in captivity, is born at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio.
- The cruise ship Lakonia burns 180 mi north of Madeira, Portugal with the loss of 128 lives.
- The first test flight of the SR-71 (Blackbird) took place at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California.
- In the United Kingdom, a 70 mph speed limit is applied to all rural roads including motorways for the first time. Previously, there had been no speed limit.
- Cultural Revolution: People’s Daily posted the instructions of Mao Zedong that it is “The intellectual youth must go to the country, and will be educated from living in rural poverty.”(Down to the Countryside Movement)
