A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene.

Temple of Venus ErycinaCapitoline HillVenus ErycinaRoman RepublicBattle of Lake Trasimene

Maya king Uneh Chan of Calakmul attacks rival city-state Palenque in southern Mexico, defeating queen Yohl Ik'nal and sacking the city.

Scroll SerpentCalakmulPalenqueYohl Ik'nal

Dagobert III is crowned King of the Franks.

Dagobert IIIKing of the Franks

Battle of Clontarf: High King of Ireland Brian Boru defeats Viking invaders, but is killed in battle.

Battle of ClontarfBrian BoruViking

Edmund Ironside succeeds his father Æthelred the Unready as king of England.

Edmund IronsideÆthelred the Unready

St. George's Night Uprising commences in the Duchy of Estonia.

St. George's Night UprisingDanish Estonia

The founding of the Order of the Garter by King Edward III is announced on St. George's Day.

Order of the GarterEdward III of EnglandSaint George

The Bayerische Reinheitsgebot (regarding the ingredients of beer) is signed in Ingolstadt.

ReinheitsgebotIngolstadt

Battle of Villalar: King Charles I of Spain defeats the Comuneros.

Battle of VillalarCharles V, Holy Roman EmperorRevolt of the Comuneros

The first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, is founded in Boston.

Boston Latin SchoolBoston

The Siege of Santo Domingo begins during the Anglo-Spanish War, and fails seven days later.

Siege of Santo Domingo (1655)Anglo-Spanish War (1654-60)

Treaty of Oliva is established between Sweden and Poland.

Treaty of Oliva

King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland is crowned in Westminster Abbey.

Charles II of EnglandWestminster Abbey

The Second Serbian Uprising: A second phase of the national revolution of the Serbs against the Ottoman Empire, erupts shortly after the annexation of the country to the Ottoman Empire.

Second Serbian UprisingOttoman Empire

Fire burns down the second main building and dome of the University of Notre Dame, which prompts the construction of the third, and current, Main Building with its golden dome.

University of Notre DameMain Building (University of Notre Dame)

First baseball game at Wrigley Field, then known as Weeghman Park, in Chicago.

BaseballHistory of Wrigley Field

World War I: The British Royal Navy makes a raid in an attempt to neutralise the Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge.

Royal NavyZeebrugge RaidPort of Bruges-Zeebrugge

The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) is founded in Ankara. The assembly denounces the government of Sultan Mehmed VI and announces the preparation of a temporary constitution.

Grand National Assembly of TurkeyAnkaraSultanMehmed VITurkish Constitution of 1921

Cardiff City defeat Arsenal in the FA Cup Final, the only time it has been won by a team not based in England.

Cardiff City F.C.Arsenal F.C.1927 FA Cup Final

The Polish Constitution of 1935 is adopted.

Polish Constitution of 1935

The Rhythm Club fire at a dance hall in Natchez, Mississippi, kills 198 people.

Rhythm Club fireNatchez, Mississippi

World War II: The Greek government and King George II evacuate Athens before the invading Wehrmacht.

World War IIGeorge II of GreeceAthensWehrmacht

World War II: Baedeker Blitz - German bombers hit Exeter, Bath and York in retaliation for the British raid on Lübeck.

Baedeker BlitzExeterBath, SomersetYorkLübeck

World War II: Adolf Hitler's designated successor Hermann Göring sends him a telegram asking permission to take leadership of the Third Reich, which causes Hitler to replace him with Joseph Goebbels and Karl Dönitz.

Adolf HitlerHermann GöringGöring TelegramThird ReichJoseph Goebbels

Manuel Roxas is elected the last President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.

Manuel RoxasCommonwealth of the Philippines

Chinese Civil War: Establishment of the People's Liberation Army Navy.

Chinese Civil WarPeople's Liberation Army Navy

American journalist William N. Oatis is arrested for espionage by the Communist government of Czechoslovakia.

William N. OatisCommunistCzechoslovakia

Algiers putsch by French generals.

Algiers putsch of 1961

Soviet space program: Soyuz 1 (Russian: Союз 1, Union 1) a manned spaceflight carrying cosmonaut Colonel Vladimir Komarov is launched into orbit.

Soviet space programSoyuz 1CosmonautVladimir Komarov

Vietnam War: Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City take over administration buildings and shut down the university.

Vietnam WarColumbia UniversityColumbia University protests of 1968