Historical Events
The following events took place on . The list is arranged in chronological order.
Found 40 events. Showing 1 - 30.
- 457Majorian is acclaimed emperor of the Western Roman Empire and recognized by Emperor Leo I the Thracian.
- 484Alaric II succeeds his father Euric and becomes king of the Visigoths. He establishes his capital at Aire-sur-l'Adour (Southern Gaul).
- 893An earthquake destroys the city of Dvin, Armenia.
- 1065Westminster Abbey is consecrated.
- 1308The reign of Emperor Hanazono of Japan begins.
- Galileo Galilei becomes the first astronomer to observe the planet Neptune, although he mistakenly catalogued it as a fixed star.
- King Taksin’s coronation achieved through conquest as a king of Thailand and established Thonburi as a capital.
- Construction of Yonge Street, formerly recognized as the longest street in the world, begins in York, Upper Canada (present-day Toronto).
- The Bathurst War comes to an end with the surrender of the Wiradjuri.
- John C. Calhoun becomes the first Vice President of the United States to resign.
- Osceola leads his Seminole warriors in Florida into the Second Seminole War against the United States Army.
- South Australia and Adelaide are founded.
- Spain recognizes the independence of Mexico.
- Iowa is admitted as the 29th U.S. state.
- United States claims Midway Atoll, the first territory annexed outside Continental limits.
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- Tay Bridge disaster: The central part of the Tay Rail Bridge in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom collapses as a train passes over it, killing 75.
- Indian National Congress, a political party of India is founded in Bombay Presidency, British India.
- The Lumière brothers perform for their first paying audience at the Grand Cafe in Boulevard des Capucines, marking the debut of the cinema.
- Wilhelm Röntgen publishes a paper detailing his discovery of a new type of radiation, which later will be known as x-rays.
- The Syracuse Athletic Club defeated the New York Philadelphians, 5–0, in the first indoor professional football game, which was held at Madison Square Garden.
- A magnitude 7.2 earthquake rocks Messina, Sicily, Italy killing over 75,000.
- The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco.
- Constance Markievicz, while detained in Holloway prison, became the first woman to be elected MP to the British House of Commons.
- Pravda publishes a letter by Pavel Postyshev, who revives New Year tree tradition in the Soviet Union.
- World War II: Operation Anthropoid, the plot to assassinate high-ranking Nazi officer Reinhard Heydrich, commences.
- World War II: After eight days of brutal house-to-house fighting, the Battle of Ortona concludes with the victory of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division over the German 1st Parachute Division and the capture of the Italian town of Ortona.
- Maurice Richard becomes the first player to score eight points in one game of NHL ice hockey.
- The DC-3 airliner NC16002 disappears 50 miles south of Miami.
- Chin Peng, David Marshall and Tunku Abdul Rahman meet in Baling, Malaya to try and resolve the Malayan Emergency situation.
- “Greatest Game Ever Played”: Baltimore Colts defeat the New York Giants in the first ever National Football League sudden death overtime game at New York’s Yankee Stadium.
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