Babylonians capture Jerusalem, and replace Jeconiah with Zedekiah as king.

BabyloniansJerusalemJeconiahZedekiah

Emperor Valentinian III is assassinated by two Hunnic retainers while training with the bow on the Campus Martius (Rome).

Valentinian IIIAssassinationHunsBow and arrowCampus Martius

Meng Zhixiang declares himself emperor and establishes Later Shu as a new state independent of Later Tang.

Meng ZhixiangEmperor of ChinaLater ShuLater Tang

Massacre of Jews at Clifford's Tower, York.

York CastleYork

Over 200 Cathars are burned after the Fall of Montségur.

CatharSiege of Montségur

The Battle of Boroughbridge take place in the Despenser Wars.

Battle of BoroughbridgeDespenser War

Ferdinand Magellan reaches the island of Homonhon in the Philippines.

Ferdinand MagellanHomonhonPhilippines

Samoset, a Mohegan, visited the settlers of Plymouth Colony and greets them, "Welcome, Englishmen! My name is Samoset."

SamosetMoheganPlymouth Colony

The Long Parliament of England is dissolved so as to prepare for the new Convention Parliament.

Long ParliamentConvention Parliament (1660)

The 23rd Regiment of Foot, or Royal Welch Fusiliers, is founded.

Royal Welch Fusiliers

American Revolutionary War: Spanish troops capture the British-held island of Roatán.

American Revolutionary WarBattle of RoatánRoatán

Anglo-Spanish War (1779): Action of 16 March 1782

Anglo-Spanish War (1779)Action of 16 March 1782

King Gustav III of Sweden is shot; he dies on March 29.

Gustav III of SwedenMarch 29

French Revolutionary Wars: An Austrian column is defeated by the French in the Battle of Valvasone.

French Revolutionary WarsBattle of Valvasone (1797)

The Army Corps of Engineers is established to found and operate the United States Military Academy at West Point.

United States Army Corps of EngineersUnited States Military Academy

The Siege of Badajoz begins: British and Portuguese forces besiege and defeat the French garrison during the Peninsular War.

Siege of Badajoz (1812)Peninsular War

Prince Willem proclaims himself King of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, the first constitutional monarch in the Netherlands.

William I of the NetherlandsUnited Kingdom of the NetherlandsConstitutional monarchy

In the Second Battle of Cancha Rayada, Spanish forces defeated Chileans under José de San Martín.

Second Battle of Cancha RayadaChileJosé de San Martín

American Civil War: During the Red River Campaign, Union troops reach Alexandria, Louisiana.

American Civil WarRed River CampaignUnion (American Civil War)Alexandria, Louisiana

American Civil War: The Battle of Averasborough began as Confederate forces suffer irreplaceable casualties in the final months of the war.

Battle of Averasborough

The first version of the overture fantasy Romeo and Juliet by Tchaikovsky receives its première performance.

Romeo and Juliet (Tchaikovsky)Tchaikovsky

The Wanderers F.C. won the first FA Cup, the oldest football competition in the world, beating Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1-0 at The Oval in Kennington, London.

Wanderers F.C.FA CupAssociation footballRoyal Engineers A.F.C.The Oval

Jules Massenet's opera Thaïs is first performed.

Jules MassenetThaïs (opera)

Sir Arthur Evans purchased the land around the ruins of Knossos, the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete.

Arthur EvansKnossosBronze AgeCrete

The 7th and 10th US cavalry regiments under John J. Pershing cross the US-Mexico border to join the hunt for Pancho Villa.

John J. PershingUS-Mexico borderPancho Villa

World War I: A German auxiliary cruiser is sunk in the Action of 16 March 1917.

World War IAction of 16 March 1917

Finnish Civil War: Battle of Länkipohja is infamous for its bloody aftermath as the Whites executed 70-100 capitulated Reds.

Finnish Civil WarBattle of LänkipohjaWhites (Finland)Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic

In accordance with the Treaty of Rome, Fiume becomes annexed as part of Italy.

Treaty of Rome (1924)Rijeka

An earthquake occurs in Yunnan, China.

1925 Dali earthquakeYunnan

History of Rocketry: Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts.

RocketRobert H. GoddardRocketAuburn, Massachusetts