Flavius Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle, emperor Constantine I.

DalmatiusCaesar (title)Constantine the Great

Siege of Damascus: The Rashidun Arabs under Khalid ibn al-Walid capture Damascus from the Byzantine Empire.

Siege of Damascus (634)Rashidun armyKhalid ibn al-WalidDamascusByzantine Empire

Battle of Poitiers: An English army under the command of Edward, the Black Prince defeats a French army and captures the French king, John II.

Battle of PoitiersEdward, the Black PrinceJohn II of France

Jamestown is burned to the ground by the forces of Nathaniel Bacon during Bacon's Rebellion.

Jamestown, VirginiaNathaniel Bacon (Virginia colonist and rebel)Bacon's Rebellion

American Revolutionary War: British forces win a tactically expensive victory over the Continental Army in the First Battle of Saratoga.

American Revolutionary WarContinental ArmyFirst Battle of Saratoga

The Continental Congress passes the first United States federal budget.

Continental CongressUnited States federal budget

George Washington's Farewell Address is printed across America as an open letter to the public.

George Washington's Farewell Address

French Revolutionary Wars: French-Dutch victory against the Russians and British in the Battle of Bergen.

French Revolutionary WarsBattle of Bergen (1799)

Two French shepherd children, Mélanie Calvat and Maximin Giraud, experience a Marian apparition on a mountaintop near La Salette, France, now known as Our Lady of La Salette.

Mélanie CalvatMaximin GiraudMarian apparitionLa Salette, IsèreOur Lady of La Salette

American Civil War: Battle of Iuka: Union troops under General William Rosecrans defeat a Confederate force commanded by General Sterling Price.

American Civil WarBattle of IukaUnion (American Civil War)William RosecransConfederate States of America

American Civil War: The first day of the Battle of Chickamauga, in northwestern Georgia, the bloodiest two-day battle of the conflict, and the only significant Confederate victory in the war's Western Theater.

Battle of ChickamaugaWestern Theater of the American Civil War

American Civil War: Third Battle of Winchester: Union troops under General Philip Sheridan defeat a Confederate force commanded by General Jubal Early. With over 50,000 troops engaged, it was the largest battle fought in the Shenandoah Valley and was not only militarily decisive in that region of Virginia, but also played a role in securing Abraham Lincoln's election in 1864.

Third Battle of WinchesterUnion (American Civil War)Philip SheridanConfederate States of AmericaJubal Early

La Gloriosa begins in Spain.

Glorious Revolution (Spain)

Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Paris begins, which will result on January 28, 1871 in the surrender of Paris and a decisive Prussian victory.

Franco-Prussian WarSiege of Paris (1870-71)January 281871Kingdom of Prussia

Having invaded the Papal States a week earlier, the Italian Army lays siege to Rome, entering the city the next day, after which the Pope described himself as a Prisoner in the Vatican.

Papal StatesPrisoner in the Vatican

The Blackpool Illuminations are switched on for the first time.

Blackpool Illuminations

U.S. President James A. Garfield dies of wounds suffered in a July 2 shooting. Vice President Chester A. Arthur becomes President upon Garfield's death.

James A. GarfieldAssassination of James A. GarfieldChester A. Arthur

Women's suffrage: In New Zealand, the Electoral Act of 1893 is consented to by the governor giving all women in New Zealand the right to vote.

Women's suffrageGovernorRight to vote

During the East African Campaign of World War I, colonial armed forces of the Belgian Congo (Force Publique) under the command of General Charles Tombeur captured the town of Tabora after heavy fighting.

East African Campaign of World War ICharles TombeurTabora

World War II: The Battle of Kępa Oksywska concludes, with Polish losses reaching roughly 14% of all the forces engaged.

World War IIBattle of Kępa Oksywska

World War II: Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz to smuggle out information and start a resistance.

Witold PileckiAuschwitzJewish resistance under Nazi rule

World War II: Battle of Hürtgen Forest between United States and Nazi Germany begins.

Battle of Hürtgen ForestNazi Germany

Armistice between Finland and Soviet Union is signed, marking the end of the Continuation War.

Moscow ArmisticeSoviet UnionContinuation War

The Council of Europe is founded following a speech by Winston Churchill at the University of Zurich.

Council of EuropeWinston ChurchillUniversity of Zurich

The United States bars Charlie Chaplin from re-entering the country after a trip to England.

Charlie Chaplin

First American underground nuclear bomb test (part of Operation Plumbbob).

Operation Plumbbob

The first Glastonbury Festival is held, at a farm belonging to Michael Eavis.

Glastonbury FestivalMichael Eavis

Kostas Georgakis, a Greek student of geology, sets himself ablaze in Matteotti Square in Genoa, Italy, as a protest against the dictatorial regime of Georgios Papadopoulos.

Kostas GeorgakisGeologyGenoaGreek military junta of 1967-74Georgios Papadopoulos

Montagnard troops of South Vietnam revolt against the rule of Nguyễn Khánh, killing 70 ethnic Vietnamese soldiers.

Montagnard (Vietnam)Army of the Republic of VietnamNguyễn KhánhVietnamese people

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has his investiture.

Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden