Julian of Norwich has visions which are later transcribed in her Revelations of Divine Love.

Julian of NorwichVisions of Jesus and MaryRevelations of Divine Love

Mary Tudor, Queen of France, and Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, are officially married at Greenwich.

Mary Tudor, Queen of FranceCharles Brandon, 1st Duke of SuffolkGreenwich

Battle of Langside: The forces of Mary, Queen of Scots, are defeated by a confederacy of Scottish Protestants under James Stewart, Earl of Moray, her half-brother.

Battle of LangsideMary, Queen of ScotsProtestantJames Stewart, Earl of MoraySibling

Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is executed in The Hague after being convicted of treason.

Johan van OldenbarneveltThe HagueTreason

War of the Bavarian Succession: Russian and French mediators at the Congress of Teschen negotiate an end to the war. In the agreement Austria receives the part of its territory that was taken from it (the Innviertel).

War of the Bavarian SuccessionCongress of TeschenInnviertel

The Cumberland Compact is signed by leaders of the settlers in early Tennessee.

Cumberland CompactTennessee

Captain Arthur Phillip leaves Portsmouth, England, with eleven ships full of convicts (the "First Fleet") to establish a penal colony in Australia.

Captain (Royal Navy)Arthur PhillipPortsmouthFirst FleetPenal colony

Forces sent by Yusuf Karamanli of Tripoli to retake Derna from the Americans attack the city.

Yusuf KaramanliTripoliBattle of Derne

Ecuador gains its independence from Gran Colombia.

EcuadorGran Colombia

Mexican-American War: The United States declares war on Mexico.

Mexican-American War

American Civil War: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom issues a "proclamation of neutrality" which recognizes the breakaway states as having belligerent rights.

American Civil WarQueen VictoriaCountry neutrality (international relations)Confederate States of America

The Great Comet of 1861 is discovered by John Tebbutt of Windsor, New South Wales, Australia.

Great Comet of 1861John TebbuttWindsor, New South Wales

Pakistan's (then a part of British India) first railway line opens, from Karachi to Kotri.

Pakistan RailwaysHistory of rail transport in PakistanKarachiKotri

The USS Planter, a steamer and gunship, steals through Confederate lines and is passed to the Union, by a southern slave, Robert Smalls, who later was officially appointed as captain, becoming the first black man to command a United States ship.

USS Planter (1862)Robert Smalls

American Civil War: Battle of Resaca: The battle begins with Union General Sherman fighting toward Atlanta.

Battle of ResacaUnion (American Civil War)William Tecumseh ShermanAtlanta

American Civil War: Battle of Palmito Ranch: In far south Texas, the last land battle of the Civil War ends with a Confederate victory.

Battle of Palmito RanchTexas

In Menlo Park, New Jersey, Thomas Edison performs the first test of his electric railway.

Menlo Park, New JerseyThomas EdisonElectric railway

With the passage of the Lei Áurea ("Golden Law"), Empire of Brazil abolishes slavery.

Lei ÁureaEmpire of BrazilSlavery

The first Giro d'Italia starts from Milan. Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna will be the winner.

Giro d'ItaliaMilanLuigi Ganna

The Royal Flying Corps, the forerunner of the Royal Air Force, is established in the United Kingdom.

Royal Flying CorpsRoyal Air Force

Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal.

Our Lady of FátimaFátima, Portugal

The first commercial FM radio station in the United States is launched in Bloomfield, Connecticut. The station later becomes WDRC-FM.

Frequency modulationRadio stationBloomfield, ConnecticutWDRC-FM

World War II: Germany's conquest of France begins as the German army crosses the Meuse. Winston Churchill makes his "blood, toil, tears, and sweat" speech to the House of Commons.

World War IINazi GermanyMeuseWinston ChurchillBlood, toil, tears, and sweat

Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands flees her country to Great Britain after the German invasion. Princess Juliana takes her children to Canada for their safety.

Wilhelmina of the NetherlandsNazi GermanyJuliana of the Netherlands

World War II: Yugoslav royal colonel Dragoljub Mihailović starts fighting with German occupation troops, beginning the Serbian resistance.

Kingdom of YugoslaviaDragoljub MihailovićSerbia

World War II: German Afrika Korps and Italian troops in North Africa surrender to Allied forces.

Afrika KorpsKingdom of ItalyAllies of World War II

Arab-Israeli War: The Kfar Etzion massacre is committed by Arab irregulars, the day before the declaration of independence of the state of Israel on May 14.

1948 Arab-Israeli WarKfar Etzion massacreIsraeli Declaration of IndependenceMay 14

The first round of the Formula One World Championship is held at Silverstone.

Formula OneSilverstone Circuit

The 400th anniversary of the founding of the National University of San Marcos is commemorated by the opening of the first large-capacity stadium in Peru.

National University of San MarcosEstadio Universidad San Marcos

The Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, holds its first sitting.

Rajya SabhaUpper houseParliament of India