Octavian holds the first of three consecutive triumphs in Rome to celebrate the victory over the Dalmatian tribes.

OctavianRoman triumphAncient RomeDalmatian tribes

John I becomes the new Pope after the death of Pope Hormisdas.

Pope John IPopePope Hormisdas

Emperor Justinian I rewards Liberius for his long and distinguished service in the Pragmatic Sanction, granting him extensive estates in Italy.

Justinian ILiberius (praetorian prefect)Pragmatic SanctionEstate (land)

Maurice becomes Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire.

Maurice (emperor)Roman emperorEastern Roman Empire

Count Reginar I of Hainault rises against Zwentibold of Lotharingia and slays him near present-day Susteren.

Reginar, Duke of LorraineZwentiboldLotharingiaSusteren

Raniero is elected as Pope Paschal II.

Pope Paschal II

The Treaty of Noyon between France and Spain is signed. Francis I of France recognizes Charles's claim to Naples, and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, recognizes Francis's claim to Milan.

War of the League of CambraiFrancis I of FranceNaplesCharles V, Holy Roman EmperorMilan

After an extended siege, forces led by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés capture Tlatoani Cuauhtémoc and conquer the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan.

Fall of TenochtitlanConquistadorHernán CortésTlatoaniCuauhtémoc

Union of Brittany and France: The Duchy of Brittany is absorbed into the Kingdom of France.

Union of Brittany and FranceDuchy of BrittanyKingdom of France

Buddhist monks from Kyoto, Japan's Enryaku-ji temple set fire to 21 Nichiren temples throughout in what will be known as the Tenbun Hokke Disturbance. (Traditional Japanese date: July 27, 1536).

BuddhismKyotoEnryaku-jiNichiren BuddhismJapanese calendar

Michael Servetus is arrested by John Calvin in Geneva, Switzerland as a heretic.

Michael ServetusJohn CalvinGenevaHeresy in Christianity

The French king Louis XIII appoints Cardinal Richelieu as prime minister.

Louis XIIICardinal Richelieu

Sweden and Denmark sign Peace of Brömsebro.

Peace of Brömsebro

War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Blenheim: English and Imperial forces are victorious over French and Bavarian troops.

War of the Spanish SuccessionBattle of BlenheimKingdom of EnglandHoly Roman EmpireKingdom of France

American Revolutionary War: The Royal Navy defeats the Penobscot Expedition with the most significant loss of United States naval forces prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor.

American Revolutionary WarRoyal NavyPenobscot ExpeditionAttack on Pearl Harbor

King Louis XVI of France is formally arrested by the National Tribunal, and declared an enemy of the people.

Louis XVI of FranceEnemy of the people

Battle of Mišar during the Serbian Revolution begins. The battle will end two days later, with a decisive Serbian victory over the Ottomans.

Battle of MišarSerbian Revolution

The Convention of London, a treaty between the United Kingdom and the United Provinces, is signed in London, England.

Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814Dutch Republic

The 8.5-9.0 Mw Arica earthquake struck southern Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), causing 25,000+ deaths and a destructive basin wide tsunami that affected Hawaii and New Zealand.

1868 Arica earthquakePeruMercalli intensity scaleTsunami

William Gray of Hartford, Connecticut is granted United States Patent Number 408,709 for "Coin-controlled apparatus for telephones." [1]

Hartford

Spanish-American War: Spanish and American forces engage in a mock battle for Manila, after which the Spanish commander surrendered in order to keep the city out of Filipino rebel hands.

Spanish-American WarBattle of Manila (1898)Manila

Carl Gustav Witt discovers 433 Eros, the first near-Earth asteroid to be found.

Carl Gustav Witt433 ErosNear-Earth object

Norwegians vote to end the union with Sweden.

Norwegian union dissolution referendum, 1905

The all black infantrymen of the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Regiment are accused of killing a white bartender and wounding a white police officer in Brownsville, Texas, despite exculpatory evidence; all are later dishonorably discharged. (Their records were later restored to reflect honorable discharges but there were no financial settlements.

25th Infantry Regiment (United States)Brownsville AffairBrownsville, Texas

First production in the UK of stainless steel by Harry Brearley.

Stainless steelHarry Brearley

Women enlist in the United States Marine Corps for the first time. Opha May Johnson is the first woman to enlist.

United States Marine CorpsOpha May Johnson

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) established as a public company in Germany.

BMWHistory of BMW

Polish-Soviet War: The Battle of Warsaw begins and will last till August 25. The Red Army is defeated.

Polish-Soviet WarBattle of Warsaw (1920)August 25Red Army

The Battle of Shanghai begins.

Battle of Shanghai

Major General Eugene Reybold of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorizes the construction of facilities that would house the "Development of Substitute Materials" project, better known as the Manhattan Project.

Eugene ReyboldUnited States Army Corps of EngineersManhattan Project