Historical Events
The following events took place on . The list is arranged in chronological order.
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- 306Martyrdom of Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki.
- 1185The Uprising of Asen and Peter begins on the feast day of St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki and ends with the creation of the Second Bulgarian Empire, ruled by the Asen dynasty.
- 1341The Byzantine civil war of 1341–47 formally begins with the proclamation of John VI Kantakouzenos as Byzantine Emperor at Didymoteicho.
- 1377Tvrtko I is crowned the first king of Bosnia.
- 1520Charles V is crowned.
- Imjin War: Admiral Yi Sun-sin routs the Japanese Navy of 300 ships with only 13 ships at the Battle of Myeongnyang.
- The Treaty of Ripon is signed, restoring peace between Scotland and Charles I of England.
- General Piccolomini of Austria burns down Skopje to prevent the spread of cholera. He died of cholera himself soon after.
- The first Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia.
- King George III of Great Britain goes before Parliament to declare the American colonies in rebellion, and authorized a military response to quell the American Revolution.
- Benjamin Franklin departs from America for France on a mission to seek French support for the American Revolution.
- The Argentine government declare the freedom of expression for the press by decree.
- War of 1812: A combined force of British regulars, Canadian militia, and Mohawks defeat the Americans in the Battle of the Chateauguay.
- The Erie Canal opens: Passage from Albany, New York to Lake Erie.
- The Royal Charter is wrecked on the coast of Anglesey, north Wales with 459 dead.
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- Meeting of Teano. Giuseppe Garibaldi, conqueror of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, gives it to King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy.
- The Pony Express officially ceases operations.
- The Football Association, the oldest football association in the world, is formed in London.
- The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral takes place at Tombstone, Arizona.
- Sweden accepted the independence of Norway.
- Itō Hirobumi, four time Prime Minister of Japan (the 1st, 5th, 7th and 10th) and Resident-General of Korea, is assassinated by An Jung-geun at the Harbin train station in Manchuria.
- First Balkan War: The Ottoman occupied city of Thessaloniki, is liberated and unified with Greece on the feast day of its patron saint Demetrius. On the same day, Serbian troops captured Skopje.
- World War I: Battle of Caporetto; Italy suffers a catastrophic defeat to the forces of Austria-Hungary and Germany. The young unknown Oberleutnant Erwin Rommel captures Mount Matajur with only 100 Germans against a force of over 7000 Italians.
- World War I: Brazil declares war on the Central Powers.
- Erich Ludendorff, quartermaster-general of the Imperial German Army, is dismissed by Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany for refusing to cooperate in peace negotiations.
- The Chicago Theatre opens.
- The first electric generator at Hoover Dam goes into full operation.
- The P-51 Mustang makes its maiden flight.
- World War II: In the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands during the Guadalcanal Campaign, one U.S. aircraft carrier, Hornet, is sunk and another aircraft carrier, Enterprise, is heavily damaged, while two Japanese carriers and one cruiser are heavily damaged.
- World War II: First flight of the Dornier Do 335 “Pfeil”.
