Historical Events
The following events took place on . The list is arranged in chronological order.
Found 41 events. Showing 1 - 30.
- 54Roman emperor Claudius is poisoned to death under mysterious circumstances. His 17-year-old stepson Nero succeeds him.
- 409Vandals and Alans cross the Pyrenees and appear in Hispania.
- 1307Hundreds of Knights Templar in France are simultaneously arrested by agents of Phillip the Fair, to be later tortured into a “confession” of heresy.
- 1332Rinchinbal Khan, Emperor Ningzong of Yuan, becomes the Khagan of the Mongols and Emperor of the Yuan dynasty, reigning for only 53 days.
- 1582Because of the adoption of the Gregorian calendar, this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
- A Swedish–Dutch fleet defeats the Danish fleet at Fehmarn and captures about 1,000 prisoners.
- Port Royal, the capital of French Acadia, falls in a siege by British forces.
- The Whirlpool Galaxy is discovered by Charles Messier.
- The United States’ Continental Congress orders the establishment of the Continental Navy (later renamed the United States Navy).
- In Washington, D.C., the cornerstone of the United States Executive Mansion (known as the White House since 1818) is laid.
- War of 1812: Battle of Queenston Heights: As part of the Niagara campaign in Ontario, Canada, United States forces under General Stephen Van Rensselaer are repulsed from invading Canada by British and native troops led by Sir Isaac Brock.
- In New York City, Henry Jones and 11 others found B'nai B'rith (the oldest Jewish service organization in the world).
- A majority of voters in the Republic of Texas approve a proposed constitution that, if accepted by the U.S. Congress, will make Texas a U.S. state.
- First known conversation in modern Hebrew by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends.
- The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is founded in Atlanta, United States.
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- Edward Emerson Barnard discovers D/1892 T1, the first comet discovered by photographic means, on the night of October 13–14.
- Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, becomes the first Governor General of Canada of royal descent.
- In Major League Baseball’s World Series, the Boston Braves defeat the Philadelphia Athletics, 4 games to 0, at Fenway Park in Boston, completing the first World Series sweep in history.
- The Battle of the Hohenzollern Redoubt marks the end of the Battle of Loos in northern France, World War I.
- The “Miracle of the Sun” is witnessed by an estimated 70,000 people in the Cova da Iria in Fátima, Portugal.
- The Soviet republics of Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia sign the Treaty of Kars with the Grand National Assembly of Turkey to establish the contemporary borders between Turkey and the South Caucasus states.
- Ankara replaces Istanbul as the capital of Turkey.
- Jože Plečnik unveils his memorial to Napoleon on the Square of French Revolution, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
- World War II: The new government of Italy sides with the Allies and declares war on Germany.
- World War II: Riga, the capital of Latvia is occupied by the Red Army.
- France adopts the constitution of the Fourth Republic.
- Paddington Bear, a character from English children’s literature, makes his debut.
- The Pacific Northwest experiences a cyclone the equal of a Cat 3 hurricane. Winds measured above 150 mph at several locations; 46 people died.
- The first game in the history of the American Basketball Association is played as the Anaheim Amigos lose to the Oakland Oaks 134–129 in Oakland, California.
- Fiji joins the United Nations.
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