Some 15,000 starving Christian soldiers begin the siege of Jerusalem by marching in a religious procession around the city as its Muslim defenders watch.

Siege of Jerusalem (1099)

Roger of Lauria, commanding the Aragonese fleet defeats an Angevin fleet sent to put down a rebellion on Malta.

Roger of LauriaCrown of AragonBattle of MaltaCapetian House of AnjouMalta

Vasco da Gama sets sail on the first direct European voyage to India.

Vasco da Gama

Our Lady of Kazan, a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church, is discovered underground in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan.

Our Lady of KazanIconRussian Orthodox ChurchKazanTatarstan

Imjin War: At the Battle of Hansan Island, the Korean Navy, led by Yi Sun-sin, Yi Eok-gi, and Won Gyun, decisively defeats the Japanese Navy, led by Wakisaka Yasuharu.

Japanese invasions of Korea (1592-98)Battle of Hansan IslandYi Sun-sinYi Eok-giWon Gyun

Charles II of England grants John Clarke a Royal charter to Rhode Island.

Charles II of EnglandJohn Clarke (Baptist minister)Royal charterRhode Island

Peter I of Russia defeats Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava, thus effectively ending Sweden's status as a major power in Europe.

Peter the GreatCharles XII of SwedenBattle of Poltava

The Battle of Dynekilen forces Sweden to abandon its invasion of Norway.

Battle of Dynekilen

An estimated magnitude 8.7 earthquake causes a tsunami that damages more than 1,000 km (620 mi) of Chile's coastline.

1730 Valparaíso earthquakeTsunami

French forces hold Fort Carillon against the British at Ticonderoga, New York.

Fort CarillonKingdom of Great BritainTiconderoga, New York

British forces defeat French forces in the last naval battle in New France.

Battle of RestigoucheNew France

The Olive Branch Petition is signed by the Continental Congress of the Thirteen Colonies of North America.

Olive Branch PetitionContinental CongressThirteen Colonies

Church bells (possibly including the Liberty Bell) are rung after John Nixon delivers the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence of the United States.

Liberty BellJohn Nixon (financier)Declaration of Independence of the United States

Joseph Bonaparte approves the Bayonne Statute, a royal charter intended as the basis for his rule as king of Spain.

Joseph BonaparteBayonne Statute

Chippewas turn over a huge tract of land in Ontario to the United Kingdom.

ChippewasOntario

The Perry Expedition arrives in Edo Bay with a treaty requesting trade.

Perry ExpeditionEdo

King Charles XV & IV accedes to the throne of Sweden-Norway.

Charles XV of SwedenUnion between Sweden and Norway

Ikedaya Incident: The Choshu Han shishi's planned Shinsengumi sabotage on Kyoto, Japan at Ikedaya.

Ikedaya IncidentChōshū DomainShishi (organization)ShinsengumiKyoto

The Mounties begin their March West.

Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceNorth-West Mounted Police

White supremacists kill five Black Republicans in Hamburg, South Carolina.

White supremacyHamburg, Aiken County, South Carolina

Sailing ship USS Jeannette departs San Francisco carrying an ill-fated expedition to the North Pole.

USS Jeannette (1878)

The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published.

The Wall Street Journal

St. John's, Newfoundland is devastated in the Great Fire of 1892.

St. John's, Newfoundland and LabradorGreat Fire of 1892

The death of crime boss Soapy Smith, killed in the Shootout on Juneau Wharf, releases Skagway, Alaska from his iron grip.

Soapy SmithShootout on Juneau WharfSkagway, Alaska

Henrique Mitchell de Paiva Couceiro leads an unsuccessful royalist attack against the First Portuguese Republic in Chaves.

Henrique Mitchell de Paiva CouceiroRoyalist attack on ChavesFirst Portuguese RepublicChaves Municipality, Portugal

The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its lowest level of the Great Depression, closing at 41.22.

Dow Jones Industrial AverageGreat Depression

The first rugby union test match between the Wallabies of Australia and the Springboks of South Africa is played at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town.

Rugby unionTest match (rugby union)Australia national rugby union teamSouth Africa national rugby union teamNewlands Stadium

Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan sign the Treaty of Saadabad.

Treaty of Saadabad

Reports are broadcast that a UFO crash landed in Roswell, New Mexico in what became known as the Roswell UFO incident.

Unidentified flying objectRoswell, New MexicoRoswell UFO incident

The United States Air Force accepts its first female recruits into a program called Women in the Air Force (WAF).

United States Air ForceWomen in the Air Force