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Historical Events

The following events took place on . The list is arranged in chronological order.

Found 49 events. Showing 1 - 30.

  • 590
    Khosrau II is crowned king of Persia.
  • 706
    Byzantine emperor Justinian II has his predecessors Leontios and Tiberios III publicly executed in the Hippodrome of Constantinople.
  • 1113
    Pope Paschal II issues a bill sanctioning the establishment of the Order of Hospitallers.
  • 1214
    John, King of England, lands an invasion force at La Rochelle in France.
  • 1493
    While on board the Niña, Christopher Columbus writes an open letter (widely distributed upon his return to Portugal) describing his discoveries and the unexpected items he came across in the New World.
  • Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor.
  • Constantin Cantemir, Prince of Moldavia, and the Holy Roman Empire sign a secret treaty in Sibiu, stipulating that Moldavia would support the actions led by the House of Habsburg against the Ottoman Empire.
  • The city of St. Louis is established in Spanish Louisiana (now in Missouri, USA).
  • The Roman Republic is proclaimed after Louis-Alexandre Berthier, a general of Napoleon, had invaded the city of Rome five days earlier.
  • The Serbian Revolution begins.
  • The first constitutional law in modern Serbia is adopted.
  • American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant attacks Fort Donelson, Tennessee.
  • Stevens Institute of Technology is founded in New Jersey, USA and offers the first Bachelors of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering.
  • Women’s rights: US President Rutherford B. Hayes signs a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court of the United States.
  • Allmänna Idrottsklubben (AIK) (Swedish Sports Club) is founded.

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  • The battleship USS Maine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor in Cuba, killing 274. This event leads the United States to declare war on Spain.
  • The association football club Alianza Lima is founded in Lima, Peru, under the name Sport Alianza.
  • The Flores Theater fire in Acapulco, Mexico kills 250.
  • Kingdom of Romania establishes its legation in Helsinki.
  • Greece becomes the last European country to adopt the Gregorian calendar.
  • The 1925 serum run to Nome: The serum arrives in Nome, Alaska, with Balto being the lead dog of the last team.
  • In Miami, Giuseppe Zangara attempts to assassinate US President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, but instead shoots Chicago mayor Anton J. Cermak, who dies of his wounds on March 6, 1933.
  • World War II: Fall of Singapore. Following an assault by Japanese forces, the British General Arthur Percival surrenders. About 80,000 Indian, United Kingdom and Australian soldiers become prisoners of war, the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history.
  • World War II: The assault on Monte Cassino, Italy begins.
  • World War II: The Narva Offensive begins.
  • World War II: Third day of bombing in Dresden.
  • ENIAC, the first electronic general-purpose computer, is formally dedicated at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
  • Gerald Lankester Harding and Roland de Vaux begin excavations at Cave 1 of the Qumran Caves, where they will eventually discover the first seven Dead Sea Scrolls.
  • King George VI of the United Kingdom is buried in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle.
  • Parliamentary elections held in Liechtenstein.

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