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Historical Events

The following events took place on . The list is arranged in chronological order.

Found 83 events. Showing 1 - 30.

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  • 96
    Nerva is proclaimed Roman emperor after Domitian is assassinated.
  • 324
    Constantine the Great decisively defeats Licinius in the Battle of Chrysopolis, establishing Constantine’s sole control over the Roman Empire.
  • 1180
    Philip Augustus becomes king of France.
  • 1454
    In the Battle of Chojnice, the Polish army is defeated by the Teutonic army during the Thirteen Years’ War.
  • 1502
    Christopher Columbus lands at Honduras on his fourth, and final, voyage.
  • The twelfth Baktun in the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar begins.
  • Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II of Austria declares war on France.
  • New Hampshire becomes a county of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
  • George I, the first Hanoverian king, arrives in Great Britain after becoming king on August 1st.
  • The Treaty of Belgrade is signed, ceding Belgrade to the Ottoman Empire.
  • Seven Years’ War: The British capture Quebec City.
  • The first cornerstone of the Capitol building is laid by George Washington.
  • The Royal Opera House in London opens.
  • First Government Junta in Chile. Though supposed to rule only in the absence of the king, it is in fact the first step towards independence from Spain, and is commemorated as such.
  • The 1812 Fire of Moscow dies down after destroying more than three-quarters of the city. Napoleon returns from the Petrovsky Palace to the Moscow Kremlin, spared from the fire.

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  • Tiffany and Co. (first named Tiffany & Young) is founded by Charles Lewis Tiffany and Teddy Young in New York City. The store is called a “stationery and fancy goods emporium”.
  • The Anti-Corn Law League is established by Richard Cobden.
  • The U.S. Congress passes the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
  • First publication of The New-York Daily Times, which later becomes The New York Times.
  • Old Faithful Geyser is observed and named by Henry D. Washburn during the Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition to Yellowstone.
  • King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden–Norway.
  • Panic of 1873: The U.S. bank Jay Cooke & Company declares bankruptcy, triggering a series of bank failures.
  • The Pacific Stock Exchange opens.
  • Hull House, the United States’ most influential settlement house, opens in Chicago.
  • Booker T. Washington delivers the “Atlanta compromise” address.
  • Daniel David Palmer gives the first chiropractic adjustment.
  • Fashoda Incident: Lord Kitchener’s ships reach Fashoda, Sudan.
  • A typhoon with tsunami kills an estimated 10,000 people in Hong Kong.
  • In Amsterdam, 25,000 demonstrate for general suffrage.
  • Russian Premier Pyotr Stolypin is shot at the Kiev Opera House.