Vandal king Huneric organises a conference between Catholic and Arian bishops at Carthage.

VandalsHunericCatholicismArianismCarthage

The teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer.

Edward III of EnglandIsabella of FranceRoger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March

King John of Bohemia captures Medvėgalis, an important fortress of the pagan Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and baptizes 6,000 of its defenders

John of BohemiaSiege of MedvėgalisGrand Duchy of Lithuania

The First Peace of Thorn is signed in Thorn (Toruń), Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights (Prussia).

Peace of Thorn (1411)ToruńMonastic State of the Teutonic Knights

The Chinese general Koxinga seizes the island of Taiwan after a nine-month siege.

KoxingaTaiwanSiege of Fort Zeelandia

The Kalabalik or Tumult in Bendery results from the Ottoman sultan's order that his unwelcome guest, King Charles XII of Sweden, be seized.

Skirmish at BenderOttoman sultanCharles XII of Sweden

French Revolutionary Wars: France declares war on the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.

French Revolutionary Wars

The capital of Upper Canada is moved from Newark to York.

Upper CanadaNewark, Upper CanadaYork, Upper Canada

Mayon in the Philippines erupts, killing around 1,200 people, the most devastating eruption of the volcano.

MayonPhilippines

Slavery is abolished in Mauritius.

Abolition of slaveryMauritius

American Civil War: Texas secedes from the United States.

American Civil WarTexas

Second Schleswig War: Prussian forces crossed the border into Schleswig, starting the war.

Second Schleswig War

President Abraham Lincoln signs the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Abraham LincolnThirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

The first volume (A to Ant) of the Oxford English Dictionary is published.

Oxford English Dictionary

Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, the Black Maria in West Orange, New Jersey.

Thomas A. EdisonMotion picture studioEdison's Black MariaWest Orange, New Jersey

Fountains Valley, Pretoria, the oldest nature reserve in Africa, is proclaimed by President Paul Kruger.

Fountains Valley, PretoriaNature reservePaul Kruger

La bohème premieres in Turin at the Teatro Regio (Turin), conducted by the young Arturo Toscanini.

La bohèmeTeatro Regio (Turin)Arturo Toscanini

Shinhan Bank, the oldest bank in South Korea, opens in Seoul.

Shinhan BankList of banks in South KoreaSeoul

Russia adopts the Gregorian calendar.

Gregorian calendar

The United Kingdom recognizes the USSR.

Soviet Union

World War II: Josef Terboven, Reichskommissar of German-occupied Norway, appoints Vidkun Quisling the Minister President of the National Government.

World War IIJosef TerbovenReichskommissarGerman occupation of NorwayVidkun Quisling

World War II: U.S. Navy conducts Marshalls-Gilberts raids, the first offensive action by the United States against Japanese forces in the Pacific Theater.

Marshalls-Gilberts raidsPacific Ocean theater of World War II

Voice of America, the official external radio and television service of the United States government, begins broadcasting with programs aimed at areas controlled by the Axis powers.

Voice of AmericaFederal government of the United StatesAxis powers

Mao Zedong makes a speech on "Reform in Learning, the Party and Literature", which puts into motion the Yan'an Rectification Movement.

Mao ZedongYan'an Rectification Movement

Trygve Lie of Norway is picked to be the first United Nations Secretary-General.

Trygve LieUnited Nations Secretary-General

The Parliament of Hungary abolishes the monarchy after nine centuries, and proclaims the Hungarian Republic.

National Assembly (Hungary)Republic of Hungary (1946-49)

North Sea flood of 1953 is caused by a heavy storm which occurred overnight, 31 January-1 February 1953; floods strike the Netherlands, Belgium and the U.K.

North Sea flood of 1953

Four black students stage the first of the Greensboro sit-ins at a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Greensboro sit-insGreensboro, North Carolina

The Beatles have their first number one hit in the United States with "I Want to Hold Your Hand".

The BeatlesI Want to Hold Your Hand

The Hamilton River in Labrador, Canada is renamed the Churchill River in honour of Winston Churchill.

LabradorChurchill River (Atlantic)Winston Churchill