Constantius III becomes co-Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.

Constantius IIIWestern Roman Empire

The Mongols burn the Russian city of Vladimir.

Mongol EmpireVladimir, Russia

Seventh Crusade: Crusaders engage Ayyubid forces in the Battle of Al Mansurah.

Seventh CrusadeAyyubid dynastyBattle of Al Mansurah

The Byzantine civil war of 1341-47 ends with a power-sharing agreement between John VI Kantakouzenos and John V Palaiologos.

Byzantine civil war of 1341-47John VI KantakouzenosJohn V Palaiologos

Leiden University is founded, and given the motto Praesidium Libertatis.

Leiden University

Mary, Queen of Scots, is executed on suspicion of having been involved in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I.

Mary, Queen of ScotsBabington PlotElizabeth I of England

Luis de Carabajal the younger is tortured by the Inquisition in Mexico City.

Luis de Carabajal the youngerMexico City

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, rebels against Queen Elizabeth I and the revolt is quickly crushed.

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex

The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, is granted a charter by King William III and Queen Mary II.

College of William & MaryWilliamsburg, VirginiaWilliam III of EnglandMary II of England

After two days of bitter fighting, the Russians under Bennigsen and the Prussians under L'Estocq concede the Battle of Eylau to Napoleon.

Levin August, Count von BennigsenPrussiaAnton Wilhelm von L'EstocqBattle of Eylau

Las Heras crosses the Andes with an army to join San Martín and liberate Chile from Spain.

Juan Gregorio de las HerasCrossing of the AndesJosé de San MartínChile

Richard Johnson becomes the first Vice President of the United States chosen by the United States Senate.

Richard Mentor JohnsonVice President of the United StatesUnited States Senate

Delaware refuses to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Slavery was outlawed in the United States, including Delaware, when the Amendment was ratified by the requisite number of states on December 6, 1865. Delaware ratified the Thirteenth Amendment on February 12, 1901, which was the ninety-second anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.

DelawareThirteenth Amendment to the U.S. ConstitutionAbraham Lincoln

Sandford Fleming first proposes adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute.

Sandford FlemingUniversal Standard TimeRoyal Canadian Institute

The England cricket team led by Lord Harris is attacked during a riot during a match in Sydney.

England cricket teamGeorge Harris, 4th Baron HarrisSydney Riot of 1879

The first government-approved Japanese immigrants arrived in Hawaii.

Japanese in Hawaii

The Dawes Act authorizes the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into individual allotments.

Dawes ActPresident of the United StatesNative Americans in the United States

Battle of Port Arthur: A surprise torpedo attack by the Japanese at Port Arthur, China starts the Russo-Japanese War.

Battle of Port ArthurTorpedoLushunRusso-Japanese War

Aceh War: Dutch Colonial Army's Marechaussee regiment led by General G.C.E. van Daalen launch military campaign to capture Gayo Highland, Alas Highland, and Batak Highland in Dutch East Indies' Northern Sumatra region, which ends with genocide to Acehnese and Bataks people.

Aceh WarRoyal Netherlands East Indies ArmyKorps Marechaussee te voetGeneral officerGotfried Coenraad Ernst van Daalen

The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce.

Boy Scouts of AmericaWilliam D. Boyce

D. W. Griffith's controversial film The Birth of a Nation premieres in Los Angeles.

D. W. GriffithThe Birth of a NationLos Angeles

United States President Warren G. Harding introduces the first radio set in the White House.

Warren G. HardingRadio setWhite House

Capital punishment: The first state execution in the United States by gas chamber takes place in Nevada.

Capital punishmentGas chamberGee JonNevada

World War II: Japan invades Singapore.

World War IIEmpire of JapanBattle of SingaporeSingapore

World War II: Dutch Colonial Army General Destruction Unit (AVC, Algemene Vernielings Corps) burns Banjarmasin, South Borneo to avoid Japanese capture.

World War IIRoyal Netherlands East Indies ArmyBanjarmasinSouth Borneo

World War II: The United Kingdom and Canada commence Operation Veritable to occupy the west bank of the Rhine.

Operation VeritableRhine

The first portion of the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, the first serious challenge to the popularity of the Authorized King James Version, is published.

Revised Standard VersionBibleAuthorized King James Version

The Stasi, the secret police of East Germany, is established.

StasiEast Germany

Elizabeth II is proclaimed Queen of the United Kingdom.

Elizabeth IIQueen regnant

The Government of Sindh, Pakistan, abolishes the Jagirdari system in the province. One million acres (4000 km2) of land thus acquired is to be distributed among the landless peasants.

SindhFeudalism in PakistanPeasant