Pope Eugene I elected to succeed Martinus I.

Pope Eugene I

Battle of Lechfeld: Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor defeats the Magyars, ending 50 years of Magyar invasion of the West.

Battle of Lechfeld (955)Otto I, Holy Roman EmperorMagyars

Battle of Maldon: The English, led by Byrhtnoth, Ealdorman of Essex, are defeated by a band of inland-raiding Vikings near Maldon, Essex.

Battle of MaldonByrhtnothEaldormanEssexVikings

Yekuno Amlak takes the imperial throne of Ethiopia, restoring the Solomonic dynasty to power after a 100-year Zagwe interregnum.

Yekuno AmlakEmperor of EthiopiaEthiopian EmpireSolomonic dynastyZagwe dynasty

The Second Battle of Athenry takes place near Athenry during the Bruce campaign in Ireland.

Second Battle of AthenryAthenryBruce campaign in Ireland

The naval Battle of Saint-Mathieu, during the War of the League of Cambrai, sees the simultaneous destruction of the Breton ship La Cordelière and the English ship The Regent.

Battle of Saint-MathieuWar of the League of Cambrai

Ferdinand Magellan's five ships set sail from Seville to circumnavigate the globe. The Basque second-in-command Juan Sebastián Elcano will complete the expedition after Magellan's death in the Philippines.

Ferdinand MagellanSevilleBasquesJuan Sebastián ElcanoFerdinand Magellan

Battle of St. Quentin: Spanish victory over the French in the Italian War of 1551-59.

Battle of St. Quentin (1557)Italian War of 1551-59

The Treaty of Nonsuch signed by Elizabeth I of England and the Dutch Rebels.

Treaty of NonsuchElizabeth I of EnglandDutch Revolt

The Swedish warship Vasa sinks in the Stockholm harbour after only about 20 minutes of her maiden voyage.

Vasa (ship)Stockholm

The foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London, England is laid.

Royal Observatory, Greenwich

The Pueblo Revolt begins in New Mexico.

Pueblo RevoltNew Mexico

King Marthanda Varma of Travancore defeats the Dutch East India Company at the Battle of Colachel, effectively bringing about the end of the Dutch colonial rule in India.

Marthanda VarmaTravancoreDutch East India CompanyBattle of Colachel

Under the orders of Charles Lawrence, the British Army begins to forcibly deport the Acadians from Nova Scotia to the Thirteen Colonies.

Charles Lawrence (British Army officer)Expulsion of the AcadiansAcadiansNova ScotiaThirteen Colonies

American Revolutionary War: Word of the United States Declaration of Independence reaches London.

American Revolutionary WarUnited States Declaration of Independence

French Revolution: Storming of the Tuileries Palace: Louis XVI of France is arrested and taken into custody as his Swiss Guards are massacred by the Parisian mob.

French Revolution10 August (French Revolution)Louis XVI of FranceSwiss Guard

The Musée du Louvre is officially opened in Paris, France.

Musée du Louvre

Quito, now the capital of Ecuador, declares independence from Spain. This rebellion will be crushed on August 2, 1810.

QuitoCapital cityEcuadorAugust 21810

Instituto Nacional, is founded by the Chilean patriot José Miguel Carrera. It is Chile's oldest and most prestigious school. Its motto is Labor Omnia Vincit, which means "Work conquers all things".

Instituto Nacional General José Miguel CarreraJosé Miguel CarreraChileList of Latin phrases

Missouri is admitted as the 24th U.S. state.

MissouriU.S. state

The Smithsonian Institution is chartered by the United States Congress after James Smithson donates $500,000.

Smithsonian InstitutionUnited States CongressJames Smithson

The Last Island hurricane strikes Louisiana, resulting in over 200 deaths.

1856 Last Island hurricaneLouisiana

American Civil War: Battle of Wilson's Creek: A mixed force of Confederate, Missouri State Guard, and Arkansas State troops defeat outnumbered attacking Union forces in the southwestern part of the state.

American Civil WarBattle of Wilson's CreekConfederate States of AmericaMissouri State GuardUnion (American Civil War)

After Uruguay's governing Blanco Party refuses Brazil's demands, José Antônio Saraiva announces that the Brazilian military will begin reprisals, beginning the Uruguayan War.

National Party (Uruguay)José Antônio SaraivaUruguayan War

The U.S. Steel recognition strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins.

U.S. Steel recognition strike of 1901Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers

Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of the Yellow Sea between the Russian and Japanese battleship fleets takes place.

Russo-Japanese WarBattle of the Yellow Sea

Russo-Japanese War: Peace negotiations begin in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Second Balkan War: Delegates from Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece sign the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the war.

Second Balkan WarBulgariaRomaniaSerbiaMontenegro

World War I: Ottoman sultan Mehmed VI's representatives sign the Treaty of Sèvres that divides up the Ottoman Empire between the Allies.

World War IList of sultans of the Ottoman EmpireMehmed VITreaty of SèvresOttoman Empire

A 5.1 kilograms (11 lb) chondrite-type meteorite breaks into at least seven pieces and lands near the town of Archie in Cass County, Missouri.

ChondriteMeteoriteArchie, MissouriCass County, Missouri