The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ends after three days.

Sack of Rome (410)Ancient RomeVisigoths

King Henry II of England crowns his heirs, Henry the Young King and Queen Margaret, but gives them no actual authority.

Henry II of EnglandHenry the Young KingMargaret of France, Queen of England and Hungary

The Battle of St. Quentin comes to an end.

Battle of St. Quentin (1557)

Pierre Barrière fails in his attempt to assassinate King Henry IV of France.

Pierre BarrièreHenry IV of France

The Treaty of Nerchinsk is signed by Russia and the Qing Empire (Julian calendar).

Treaty of NerchinskTsardom of RussiaQing EmpireJulian calendar

Battle of Long Island: In what is now Brooklyn, New York, British forces under General William Howe defeat Americans under General George Washington.

Battle of Long IslandBrooklynWilliam Howe, 5th Viscount HoweGeorge Washington

French Revolutionary Wars: The city of Toulon revolts against the French Republic and admits the British and Spanish fleets to seize its port, leading to the Siege of Toulon by French Revolutionary forces.

French Revolutionary WarsToulonFrench First RepublicMilitary port of ToulonSiege of Toulon

Wolfe Tone's United Irish and French forces clash with the British Army in the Battle of Castlebar, part of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, resulting in the creation of the French puppet Republic of Connacht.

Wolfe ToneSociety of United IrishmenFrench Revolutionary ArmyBritish ArmyBattle of Castlebar

Napoleonic Wars: The French Navy defeats the British Royal Navy, preventing them from taking the harbour of Grand Port on Île de France.

Napoleonic WarsBattle of Grand PortGrand Port DistrictMauritius

French Emperor Napoleon I defeats a larger force of Austrians, Russians, and Prussians at the Battle of Dresden.

Napoleon IAustrian EmpireRussian EmpirePrussiaBattle of Dresden

Uruguay is formally proclaimed independent at preliminary peace talks brokered by the United Kingdom between Brazil and Argentina during the Cisplatine War.

UruguayBrazilArgentinaCisplatine War

Black Hawk, leader of the Sauk tribe of Native Americans, surrenders to U.S. authorities, ending the Black Hawk War.

Black Hawk (Sauk leader)Sauk peopleBlack Hawk War

Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania leading to the world's first commercially successful oil well.

PetroleumTitusville, PennsylvaniaOil well

The Georgia hurricane makes landfall near Savannah, Georgia, resulting in an estimated 700 deaths.

1881 Atlantic hurricane seasonSavannah, Georgia

Eruption of Krakatoa: Four enormous explosions destroy the island of Krakatoa and cause years of climate change.

1883 eruption of Krakatoa

The Sea Islands hurricane strikes the United States near Savannah, Georgia, killing between 1,000-2,000 people.

1893 Sea Islands hurricaneSavannah, Georgia

Anglo-Zanzibar War: The shortest war in world history (09:00 to 09:45), between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar.

Anglo-Zanzibar WarZanzibar

Battle of Étreux: A British rearguard action by the Royal Munster Fusiliers during the Great Retreat.

Battle of ÉtreuxRoyal Munster FusiliersGreat Retreat

The Kingdom of Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary, entering World War I as one of the Allied nations.

Kingdom of RomaniaAustria-HungaryAllies of World War I

Mexican Revolution: Battle of Ambos Nogales: U.S. Army forces skirmish against Mexican Carrancistas in the only battle of World War I fought on American soil.

Mexican RevolutionBattle of Ambos NogalesUnited States ArmyCarrancistasWorld War I

Greco-Turkish War: The Turkish army takes the Aegean city of Afyonkarahisar from the Kingdom of Greece.

Greco-Turkish War (1919-22)Aegean RegionAfyonkarahisarKingdom of Greece

Five Canadian women file a petition to the Supreme Court of Canada, asking, "Does the word 'Persons' in Section 24 of the British North America Act, 1867, include female persons?"

The Famous Five (Canada)Supreme Court of CanadaBritish North America Act

The Kellogg-Briand Pact outlawing war is signed by fifteen nations. Ultimately sixty-one nations will sign it.

Kellogg-Briand Pact

The first Afrikaans Bible is introduced during a Bible Festival in Bloemfontein.

Bible translations into AfrikaansBloemfontein

First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel He 178, the world's first jet aircraft.

TurbojetHeinkel He 178Jet aircraft

First day of the Sarny Massacre.

Sarny Massacre

World War II: Japanese forces evacuate New Georgia Island in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.

World War IIEmpire of JapanNew GeorgiaAsiatic-Pacific Theater

World War II: Aerial bombardment by the Luftwaffe razes to the ground the village of Vorizia in Crete.

World War IILuftwaffeRazing of VoriziaCrete

The nuclear power station at Calder Hall in the United Kingdom was connected to the national power grid becoming the world's first commercial nuclear power station to generate electricity on an industrial scale.

Calder Hall

The Mariner 2 unmanned space mission is launched to Venus by NASA.

Mariner 2VenusNASA