Historical Events
The following events took place on . The list is arranged in chronological order.
Found 48 events. Showing 1 - 30.
Birthday Challenge alert! 🎉 Can you crack the code and guess my birthday in just 6 tries? It’s like a fun twist on the classic Wordle game, but with birthdays instead of words! 🎂 Challenge yourself to think outside the box and test your guessing skills with this unique and exciting game. Let’s see if you can guess my birthday with just a few hints! 🎈 PLAY NOW
- 238Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperors.
- 871Æthelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army at the Battle of Marton.
- 1508Ferdinand II of Aragon commissions Amerigo Vespucci chief navigator of the Spanish Empire.
- The Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony sign a peace treaty with Massasoit of the Wampanoags.
- Jamestown massacre: Algonquian Indians kill 347 English settlers around Jamestown, Virginia, a third of the colony’s population, during the Second Anglo-Powhatan War.
- The Massachusetts Bay Colony outlaws the possession of cards, dice, and gaming tables.
- Anne Hutchinson is expelled from Massachusetts Bay Colony for religious dissent.
- Charles II of Spain issued a Royal Cedula extending to the indigenous nobles of the Spanish Crown colonies, as well as to their descendants, the preeminence and honors customarily attributed to the Hidalgos of Castile.
- The Tuscarora War comes to an end with the fall of Fort Neoheroka, effectively opening up the interior of North Carolina to European colonization.
- Nader Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city, stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne.
- The British Parliament passes the Stamp Act that introduces a tax to be levied directly on its American colonies.
- The Emerald Buddha is moved with great ceremony to its current location in Wat Phra Kaew, Thailand.
- In the London Protocol, the three protecting powers (United Kingdom, France and Russia) establish the borders of Greece.
- The Austrians defeat the Piedmontese at the Battle of Novara.
- In North Carolina, William Woods Holden becomes the first governor of a U.S. state to be removed from office by impeachment.
Hey! How’s your lovelife today? Just for fun! Try your love match score with anyone. Even officemates, schoolmates, or find out the score for your parents and relatives. Don’t limit yourself – you can also pair yourself with any celebrity. It’s a FREE report. Nothing to buy!
- Illinois becomes the first state to require sexual equality in employment
- A law is approved by the Spanish National Assembly in Puerto Rico to abolish slavery.
- The first playoff game for the Stanley Cup starts.
- The first England vs France rugby union match is played at Parc des Princes in Paris
- The State of Bihar, India was formed out of the State of Bengal.
- The last Emperor of China, Yuan Shikai, abdicates the throne and the Republic of China is restored.
- Azeri and Turkish army soldiers with participation of Kurdish gangs attacked the Armenian inhabitants of Shushi (Nagorno Karabakh).
- World War II: Germany takes Memel from Lithuania.
- World War II: In the Mediterranean Sea, the Royal Navy confronts Italy’s Regia Marina in the Second Battle of Sirte.
- World War II: the entire population of Khatyn in Belarus is burnt alive by German occupation forces.
- The Arab League is founded when a charter is adopted in Cairo, Egypt.
- Closed since 1939, the London bullion market reopens.
- Arthur Leonard Schawlow and Charles Hard Townes receive the first patent for a laser
- The Beatles’ first album, Please Please Me, is released in the United Kingdom.
- The United States Congress sends the Equal Rights Amendment to the states for ratification.
Ready for a new challenge? Try guessing my birthday in just 6 tries with this fun twist on Wordle! Let’s see if you can figure it out. 🎉🎂 Play the Birthday Challenge now!
