Augustus adopts Tiberius.

AugustusTiberius

Roman emperor Elagabalus adopts his cousin Alexander Severus as his heir and receives the title of Caesar.

Roman emperorElagabalusAlexander SeverusCaesar (title)

Roman emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sasanian Empire. General Jovian is proclaimed Emperor by the troops on the battlefield.

Julian (emperor)Sasanian EmpireJovian (emperor)

Pope Benedict II chosen.

Pope Benedict II

En no Ozuno, a Japanese mystic and apothecary who will later be regarded as the founder of a folk religion Shugendō, is banished to Izu Ōshima.

En no OzunoShugendōIzu Ōshima

Mongols defeat the Seljuk Turks at the Battle of Köse Dağ.

Seljuk TurksBattle of Köse Dağ

Przemysł II crowned king of Poland, following Ducal period. The white eagle is added to the Polish coat of arms.

Przemysł IIKing of PolandCoat of arms of Poland

Ulrich von Jungingen becomes Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights.

Ulrich von JungingenGrand Master of the Teutonic Knights

Western Schism: The Roman Catholic Church is led into a double schism as Petros Philargos is crowned Pope Alexander V after the Council of Pisa, joining Pope Gregory XII in Rome and Pope Benedict XII in Avignon.

Western SchismRoman Catholic ChurchSchism (religion)Pope Alexander VCouncil of Pisa

Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, and Edward, Earl of March, land in England with a rebel army and march on London.

Richard Neville, 16th Earl of WarwickEdward IV of England

Richard III becomes King of England.

Richard III of England

Ottomans begin the second Siege of Rhodes.

Siege of Rhodes (1522)

Francisco Pizarro is assassinated in Lima by the son of his former companion and later antagonist, Diego de Almagro the younger. Almagro is later caught and executed.

Francisco PizarroLimaDiego de Almagro

Livonian campaign of Stephen Báthory begins.

Livonian campaign of Stephen Báthory

Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia, Peter the Great's son, mysteriously dies after being sentenced to death by his father for plotting against him.

Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of RussiaPeter the Great

After a siege and bombardment by cannon, Baku surrenders to the Russians.

Baku

A combined force of Spanish, free blacks and allied Indians defeat a British garrison at the Siege of Fort Mose near St. Augustine during the War of Jenkins' Ear.

Siege of Fort MoseSt. Augustine, FloridaWar of Jenkins' Ear

French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Fleurus marked the first successful military use of aircraft.

French Revolutionary WarsBattle of Fleurus (1794)

William IV becomes king of Britain and Hanover.

William IV of the United Kingdom

Treaty of Nanking comes into effect, Hong Kong Island is ceded to the British "in perpetuity".

Treaty of NankingHong Kong Island

End of the June Days Uprising in Paris.

June Days Uprising

The first investiture of the Victoria Cross in Hyde Park, London.

Victoria CrossHyde Park, London

The Christian holiday of Christmas is declared a federal holiday in the United States.

ChristmasFederal holiday

Henri Moissan isolated elemental Fluorine for the first time.

Henri MoissanFluorine

Bangui is founded by Albert Dolisie and Alfred Uzac in what was then the upper reaches of the French Congo.

BanguiFrench Congo

The first Grand Prix motor racing event held.

1906 French Grand Prix

The Science Museum in London comes into existence as an independent entity.

Science Museum, London

The American Expeditionary Forces begin to arrive in France. They will first enter combat four months later.

American Expeditionary Forces

Allied Forces under John J. Pershing and James Harbord defeat Imperial German Forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince in the Battle of Belleau Wood.

John J. PershingJames HarbordWilhelm, German Crown PrinceBattle of Belleau Wood

The American occupation of the Dominican Republic ends after eight years.

United States occupation of the Dominican Republic (1916-24)