Traditional date for the foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.

Emperor Jimmu

Emperor Gordian III is murdered by mutinous soldiers in Zaitha (Mesopotamia). A mound is raised at Carchemish in his memory.

Gordian IIIMutinyMesopotamiaMoundCarchemish

John de Courcy's army defeats the native Dunleavey Clan in Ulster. The English establish themselves in Ulster.

John de Courcy

Henry VIII of England is recognized as supreme head of the Church of England.

Henry VIII of EnglandChurch of England

Emperor Susenyos I of Ethiopia and Patriarch Afonso Mendes declare the primacy of the Roman See over the Ethiopian Church, and Catholicism to be the state religion of Ethiopia.

Susenyos IEthiopiaAfonso MendesEthiopian Orthodox Tewahedo ChurchCatholic Church

The assault on Copenhagen by Swedish forces is beaten back with heavy losses.

Assault on Copenhagen (1659)

The Religious Society of Friends, also known as Quakers, petitions U.S. Congress for the abolition of slavery.

QuakersUnited States CongressAbolitionism in the United States

First session of United States Senate opens to the public.

United States Senate

Jesse Fell burns anthracite on an open grate as an experiment in heating homes with coal.

Jesse FellAnthracite

Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry is accused of "gerrymandering" for the first time.

MassachusettsElbridge GerryGerrymandering

Carnival tragedy of 1823: About 110 boys are killed during a stampede at the Convent of the Minori Osservanti in Valletta, Malta.

Carnival tragedy of 1823Franciscan Church of St Mary of JesusVallettaCrown Colony of Malta

University College London is founded as University of London.

University College LondonUniversity of London

Gaetano Donizetti's opera La fille du régiment receives its first performance in Paris, France.

Gaetano DonizettiLa fille du régiment

Giuseppe Verdi's opera I Lombardi alla prima crociata receives its first performance in Milan, Italy.

Giuseppe VerdiI Lombardi alla prima crociataMilan

Kassa Hailu is crowned Tewodros II, Emperor of Ethiopia, by Abuna Salama III in a ceremony at the church of Derasge Maryam

Tewodros IIEmperor of EthiopiaAbuna Salama III

The Kingdom of Awadh is annexed by the British East India Company and Wajid Ali Shah, the king of Awadh, is imprisoned and later exiled to Calcutta.

AwadhEast India CompanyWajid Ali ShahCalcutta

Bernadette Soubirous's first vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lourdes, France.

Bernadette SoubirousLourdes apparitionsOur Lady of LourdesLourdes

American Civil War: The United States House of Representatives unanimously passes a resolution guaranteeing noninterference with slavery in any state.

American Civil WarUnited States House of RepresentativesSlavery

King Amadeo I of Spain abdicates.

Amadeo I of Spain

Meiji Constitution of Japan is adopted; the first National Diet convenes in 1890.

Meiji ConstitutionNational Diet

Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria.

Anton BrucknerSymphony No. 9 (Bruckner)Vienna

Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer Nos.

Pope Pius XVehementer Nos

Friedrich Ebert (SPD), is elected President of Germany.

Friedrich EbertSocial Democratic Party of GermanyPresident of Germany

Kingdom of Italy and the Vatican sign the Lateran Treaty.

Kingdom of ItalyHoly SeeLateran Treaty

A sit-down strike ends when General Motors recognizes the United Auto Workers.

General MotorsUnited Auto Workers

BBC Television produces the world's first ever science fiction television program, an adaptation of a section of the Karel Čapek play R.U.R., that coined the term "robot".

BBC OneScience fiction on televisionKarel ČapekR.U.R.Robot

A Lockheed P-38 Lightning flies from California to New York in 7 hours 2 minutes.

Lockheed P-38 LightningCalifornia

World War II: General Dwight D. Eisenhower is selected to command the allied armies in Europe.

General (United States)Dwight D. EisenhowerAllies of World War II

U.S.President Dwight D. Eisenhower denies all appeals for clemency for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.

Dwight D. EisenhowerJulius and Ethel Rosenberg

Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the Roman emperorship, dies under mysterious circumstances in Rome. This clears the way for Nero to become Emperor.

BritannicusRoman emperorAncient RomeNero