Historical Events
The following events took place on . The list is arranged in chronological order.
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- 241 BCFirst Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands: The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to an end.
- 298Roman Emperor Maximian concludes his campaign in North Africa against the Berbers, and makes a triumphal entry into Carthage.
- Susenyos I defeats the combined armies of Yaqob and Abuna Petros II at the Battle of Gol in Gojjam, making him Emperor of Ethiopia.
- Charles I of England dissolves Parliament, beginning the eleven-year period known as the Personal Rule.
- An agreement between Nader Shah and Russia is signed near Ganja, Azerbaijan and Russian troops are withdrawn from Baku.
- French Huguenot Jean Calas, who had been wrongly convicted of killing his son, dies after being tortured by authorities; the event inspired Voltaire to begin a campaign for religious tolerance and legal reform.
- Louisiana Purchase: In St. Louis, Missouri, a formal ceremony is conducted to transfer ownership of the Louisiana Territory from France to the United States.
- Napoleon I of France is defeated at the Battle of Laon in France.
- Crossing of the Andes: A group of royalist scouts is captured during the Action of Juncalito.
- The Royal Netherlands East Indies Army is created.
- The French Foreign Legion is established by King Louis Philippe to support his war in Algeria.
- The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is ratified by the United States Senate, ending the Mexican–American War.
- El Hadj Umar Tall seizes the city of Ségou, destroying the Bamana Empire of Mali.
- Alexander Graham Bell makes the first successful telephone call by saying “Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you.”
- Almon Strowger, an undertaker in Topeka, Kansas, patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching.
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- The Courrières mine disaster, Europe’s worst ever, kills 1099 miners in Northern France.
- By signing the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, Thailand relinquishes its sovereignty over the Malay states of Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu, which become British protectorates.
- The Battle of Neuve Chapelle begins. This is the first large-scale operation by the British Army.
- Some provinces and cities in the Philippines are incorporated due to the ratification of Act No. 2711 or the Administrative Code of the Philippines.
- Mahatma Gandhi is arrested in India, tried for sedition, and sentenced to six years in prison, only to be released after nearly two years for an appendicitis operation.
- An earthquake in Long Beach, California kills 115 people and causes an estimated $40 million in damage.
- Greek Civil War: The Political Committee of National Liberation is established in Greece by the National Liberation Front.
- The U.S. Army Air Force firebombs Tokyo, and the resulting conflagration kills more than 100,000 people, mostly civilians.
- Fulgencio Batista leads a successful coup in Cuba and appoints himself as the “provisional president”.
- Tibetan uprising: Fearing an abduction attempt by China, 300,000 Tibetans surround the Dalai Lama’s palace to prevent his removal.
- Military Prime Minister of South Vietnam Nguyễn Cao Kỳ sacked rival General Nguyễn Chánh Thi, precipitating large-scale civil and military dissension in parts of the nation.
- Vietnam War: Battle of Lima Site 85, concluding the 11th with largest single ground combat loss of United States Air Force members (12) during that war.
- In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King, Jr. He later unsuccessfully attempts to retract his plea.
- Vietnam War: Captain Ernest Medina is charged by the U.S. military with My Lai war crimes.
- Vietnam War: Ho Chi Minh Campaign: North Vietnamese troops attack Ban Mê Thuột in the South on their way to capturing Saigon in the final push for victory over South Vietnam.
