Historical Events
The following events took place on . The list is arranged in chronological order.
Found 42 events. Showing 1 - 30.
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- 37Roman emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate.
- 193Roman Emperor Pertinax is assassinated by Praetorian Guards, who then sell the throne in an auction to Didius Julianus.
- 364Roman Emperor Valentinian I appoints his brother Flavius Valens co-emperor.
- 845Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collects a huge ransom in exchange for leaving.
- 1566The foundation stone of Valletta, Malta’s capital city, is laid by Jean Parisot de Valette, Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
- Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco.
- Allies under Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld defeat French forces at Le Cateau.
- Partitions of Poland: The Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, a northern fief of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, ceases to exist and becomes part of Imperial Russia.
- Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers discovers 2 Pallas, the second asteroid known to man.
- Peninsular War: France defeats Spain in the Battle of Medellín.
- War of 1812: The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom defeats the United States Navy in the Battle of Valparaiso, Chile.
- Crimean War: France and Britain declare war on Russia.
- First Taranaki War: The Battle of Waireka begins.
- American Civil War: Battle of Glorieta Pass – in New Mexico, Union forces stop the Confederate invasion of New Mexico territory. The battle began on March 26.
- The Paris Commune is formally established in Paris.
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- Tonkin Campaign: French victory in the Battle of Gia Cuc.
- The Yngsjö murder in Yngsjö, Sweden: Anna Månsdotter is arrested along with her son.
- Henri Fabre becomes the first person to fly a seaplane, the Fabre Hydravion, after taking off from a water runway near Martigues, France.
- Guatemala becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
- Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1920 affects the Great Lakes region and Deep South states.
- Turkey’s Postal Service Law rejects delivery of mail addressed Constantinople and Angora, making the Turkish names Istanbul and Ankara obligatory.
- The Imperial Airways biplane City of Liverpool is believed to be the first airline lost to sabotage when a passenger sets a fire on board.
- Spanish Civil War: Generalissimo Francisco Franco conquers Madrid after a three-year siege.
- World War II: Battle of Cape Matapan – in the Mediterranean Sea, British Admiral Andrew Browne Cunningham leads the Royal Navy in the destruction of three major Italian heavy cruisers and two destroyers.
- World War II: St Nazaire Raid: In occupied France, British naval forces successfully raid the German-occupied port of Saint-Nazaire.
- Cold War: The United States State Department releases the Acheson–Lilienthal Report, outlining a plan for the international control of nuclear power.
- First Indochina War: In the Battle of Mạo Khê, French Union forces, led by World War II hero Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, inflict a defeat on Việt Minh forces commanded by General Võ Nguyên Giáp.
- The State Council of the People’s Republic of China dissolves the government of Tibet.
- Brazilian high school student Edson Luís de Lima Souto is shot by the police in a protest for cheaper meals at a restaurant for low-income students. The aftermath of his death is one of the first major events against the military dictatorship.
- Greek poet and Nobel Prize laureate Giorgos Seferis makes a famous statement on the BBC World Service opposing the junta in Greece.
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