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Historical Events

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

Found 55 events. Showing 1 - 30.

  • 421
    Constantius III becomes co-Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
  • 1238
    The Mongols burn the Russian city of Vladimir.
  • 1250
    Seventh Crusade: Crusaders engage Ayyubid forces in the Battle of Al Mansurah.
  • 1347
    The Byzantine civil war of 1341–47 ends with a power-sharing agreement between John VI Kantakouzenos and John V Palaiologos.
  • 1575
    Leiden University is founded, and given the motto Praesidium Libertatis.
  • Mary, Queen of Scots, is executed on suspicion of having been involved in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I.
  • Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, rebels against Queen Elizabeth I – the revolt is quickly crushed.
  • The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia is granted a charter by King William III and Queen Mary II.
  • The Supreme Privy Council is established in Russia.
  • Battle of Eylau – Napoleon defeats Russians under General Bennigsen and the Prussians under L'Estocq
  • Las Heras crosses the Andes with an army to join San Martín and liberate Chile from Spain.
  • Richard Johnson becomes the first Vice President of the United States chosen by the United States Senate.
  • The Devil’s Footprints mysteriously appear in southern Devon.
  • Barbu Dimitrie Știrbei abolishes slavery in Wallachia.
  • In the United States, Delaware voters reject the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and vote to continue the practice of slavery. (Delaware finally ratifies the amendment on February 12, 1901.)

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  • Sandford Fleming first proposes adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute.
  • The England cricket team led by Lord Harris is attacked during a riot during a match in Sydney.
  • The first government-approved Japanese immigrants arrived in Hawaii.
  • The Dawes Act authorizes the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into individual allotments.
  • Battle of Port Arthur: A surprise torpedo attack by the Japanese at Port Arthur, China starts the Russo-Japanese War.
  • The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce.
  • D. W. Griffith’s controversial film The Birth of a Nation premieres in Los Angeles.
  • United States President Warren G. Harding introduces the first radio set in the White House.
  • Capital punishment: The first state execution in the United States by gas chamber takes place in Nevada.
  • World War II: Japan invades Singapore.
  • World War II: The United Kingdom and Canada commence Operation Veritable to occupy the west bank of the Rhine.
  • The first portion of the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, the first serious challenge to the popularity of the Authorized King James Version, is published.
  • The formal creation of the Korean People’s Army of North Korea is announced.
  • Cardinal Mindszenty of Hungary is sentenced for treason.
  • The Stasi, the secret police of East Germany, is established.