Constantine the Great announced free distributions of food to the citizens in Constantinople.

Constantine the GreatConstantinople

Louis II of Italy is crowned for the second time as Roman Emperor at Rome, at the age of 47. His first coronation was 28 years earlier, in 844, during the reign of his father Lothair I.

Louis II of ItalyHoly Roman EmperorRomeLothair I

First Crusade: Around 800 Jews are massacred in Worms, Germany.

First CrusadeWorms massacre (1096)

The future Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. He would become king 2 years later, after the death of his cousin once removed King Stephen of England.

Henry II of EnglandEleanor of AquitaineKing Stephen of England

The Principality of Antioch, a crusader state, falls to the Mamluk Sultan Baibars in the Siege of Antioch.

Principality of AntiochCrusader statesMamluk Sultanate (Cairo)SultanBaibars

Fall of Acre, the end of Crusader presence in the Holy Land.

Fall of AcreCrusader statesHoly Land

Bruges Matins, the nocturnal massacre of the French garrison in Bruges by members of the local Flemish militia.

Bruges Matins (massacre)BrugesFlanders

During the Battle of Buyur Lake, General Lan Yu leads a Chinese army forward to crush the Mongol hordes of Tögüs Temür, the Khan of Northern Yuan.

Battle of Buyur LakeLan Yu (general)Tögüs Temür

Alonso de Ojeda sets sail from Cádiz on his voyage to what is now Venezuela.

Alonso de OjedaCádizVenezuela

The Great Siege of Malta begins, in which Ottoman forces attempt and fail to conquer Malta.

Great Siege of MaltaOttoman EmpireMalta

Playwright Thomas Kyd's accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe.

Thomas KydChristian heresyChristopher Marlowe

In Dorchester, Massachusetts, John Winthrop takes the oath of office and becomes the first Governor of Massachusetts.

Dorchester, MassachusettsJohn WinthropGovernor of Massachusetts

Rhode Island passes the first law in English-speaking North America making slavery illegal.

Rhode IslandSlavery

The Seven Years' War begins when Great Britain declares war on France.

Seven Years' War

First United Empire Loyalists reach Parrtown (later called Saint John, New Brunswick), Canada, after leaving the United States.

United Empire LoyalistsSaint John, New Brunswick

Battle of Tourcoing during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition.

Battle of TourcoingFlanders CampaignWar of the First Coalition

Napoleonic Wars: The United Kingdom revokes the Treaty of Amiens and declares war on France.

Napoleonic WarsTreaty of Amiens

Napoleon Bonaparte is proclaimed Emperor of the French by the French Senate.

NapoleonEmperor of the FrenchFrench Senate

Battle of Las Piedras: The first great military triumph of the revolution of the Río de la Plata in Uruguay led by José Artigas.

Battle of Las Piedras (1811)Río de la PlataUruguayJosé Artigas

John Bellingham is found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging for the assassination of British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval.

John BellinghamAssassination of Spencer PercevalBritish Prime MinisterSpencer Perceval

The Disruption in Edinburgh of the Free Church of Scotland from the Church of Scotland.

Disruption of 1843EdinburghFree Church of Scotland (1843-1900)Church of Scotland

Opening of the first German National Assembly (Nationalversammlung) in Frankfurt, Germany.

National AssemblyFrankfurt ParliamentFrankfurt

Abraham Lincoln wins the Republican Party presidential nomination over William H. Seward, who later becomes the United States Secretary of State.

Abraham LincolnRepublican Party (United States)William H. SewardUnited States Secretary of State

American Civil War: The Siege of Vicksburg begins.

American Civil WarSiege of Vicksburg

The United States Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson that the "separate but equal" doctrine is constitutional.

United States Supreme CourtPlessy v. FergusonSeparate but equal

Khodynka Tragedy: A mass panic on Khodynka Field in Moscow during the festivities of the coronation of Russian Tsar Nicholas II results in the deaths of 1,389 people.

Khodynka TragedyMass panicKhodynka FieldCoronationNicholas II of Russia

The United Kingdom proclaims a protectorate over Tonga.

ProtectorateTonga

The first Indian film, Shree Pundalik by Dadasaheb Torne, is released in Mumbai.

Cinema of IndiaDadasaheb TorneMumbai

World War I: The Selective Service Act of 1917 is passed, giving the President of the United States the power of conscription.

World War ISelective Service Act of 1917President of the United StatesConscription

Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears in Venice, California.

EvangelismAimee Semple McPhersonVenice, California