Roman consuls begin their year in office.

Roman consul

The Julian calendar takes effect as the civil calendar of the Roman Empire, establishing January 1 as the new date of the new year.

Julian calendar

The Roman Senate posthumously deifies Julius Caesar.

Roman SenateApotheosisJulius Caesar

The Senate chooses Pertinax against his will to succeed Commodus as Roman emperor.

PertinaxCommodusRoman emperor

Telemachus, a Christian monk, is killed for attempting to stop a gladiators' fight in the public arena held in Rome.

Saint TelemachusMonkGladiator

Emperor Honorius forces Galla Placidia into marriage to Constantius, his famous general (magister militum).

Constantius IIIMagister militum

Grand Prince Stephen I of Hungary is named the first King of Hungary by Pope Sylvester II.

Stephen I of HungaryKing of HungaryPope Sylvester II

Romanos IV Diogenes marries Eudokia Makrembolitissa and is crowned Byzantine Emperor.

Romanos IV DiogenesEudokia MakrembolitissaByzantine Emperor

Michael VIII Palaiologos is proclaimed co-emperor of the Empire of Nicaea with his ward John IV Laskaris.

Michael VIII PalaiologosEmpire of NicaeaJohn IV Laskaris

Albert II of Habsburg is crowned King of Hungary.

Albert II of Germany

The present-day location of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is first explored by the Portuguese.

Rio de Janeiro

King Francis I of France succeeds to the French throne.

Francis I of France

Croatian nobles elect Ferdinand I of Austria as King of Croatia in the Parliament on Cetin.

Ferdinand I, Holy Roman EmperorList of rulers of CroatiaParliament on Cetin

Scotland begins its numbered year on January 1 instead of March 25.

Charles II is crowned King of Scotland.

Charles II of EnglandKing of Scotland

Russia begins using the Anno Domini era instead of the Anno Mundi era of the Byzantine Empire.

Anno DominiAnno MundiByzantine Empire

John V is crowned King of Portugal.

John V of Portugal

Bouvet Island is discovered by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier.

Bouvet IslandJean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier

The first traveler's cheques, which can be used in 90 European cities, go on sale in London, England.

Traveler's cheque

The hymn that became known as "Amazing Grace", then titled "1 Chronicles 17:16-17" is first used to accompany a sermon led by John Newton in the town of Olney, Buckinghamshire, England.

Amazing GraceJohn NewtonOlney, Buckinghamshire

American Revolutionary War: Norfolk, Virginia is burned by combined Royal Navy and Continental Army action.

American Revolutionary WarNorfolk, VirginiaBurning of NorfolkRoyal NavyContinental Army

American Revolutionary War: One thousand five hundred soldiers of the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment under General Anthony Wayne's command rebel against the Continental Army's winter camp in Morristown, New Jersey in the Pennsylvania Line Mutiny of 1781.

6th Pennsylvania RegimentAnthony WayneMorristown, New JerseyPennsylvania Line Mutiny

First edition of The Times of London, previously The Daily Universal Register, is published.

The Times

The legislative union of Kingdom of Great Britain and Kingdom of Ireland is completed to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Kingdom of Great BritainKingdom of IrelandUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Ceres, the largest and first known object in the Asteroid belt, is discovered by Giuseppe Piazzi.

Ceres (dwarf planet)Asteroid beltGiuseppe Piazzi

Emperor Gia Long orders all bronze wares of the Tây Sơn dynasty to be collected and melted into nine cannons for the Royal Citadel in Huế, Vietnam.

Gia LongTây Sơn dynastyHuếVietnam

French rule ends in Haiti. Haiti becomes the first black republic and second independent country in North America after the United States

Haiti

The French Republican Calendar is abolished.

French Republican Calendar

The United States bans the importation of slaves.

Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves

The Roman legions in Germania Superior refuse to swear loyalty to Galba. They rebel and proclaim Vitellius as emperor.

Roman legionGermania SuperiorGalbaVitellius