Theophilos succeeds his father Michael II as Byzantine Emperor.

Theophilos (emperor)Michael IIByzantine Empire

Battle of Andernach: King Otto I crushes a rebellion against his rule, by a coalition of Eberhard of Franconia and other Frankish dukes.

Battle of AndernachOtto I, Holy Roman EmperorEberhard of Franconia

Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule.

Siege of Jerusalem (1187)SaladinJerusalemKingdom of Jerusalem

The Battle of Largs is fought between Norwegians and Scots.

Battle of Largs

Richard Neville's rebellion forces King Edward IV of England to flee to the Netherlands, restoring Henry VI to the throne.

Richard Neville, 16th Earl of WarwickEdward IV of EnglandNetherlandsHenry VI of England

William Tyndale, the renowned English Reformer and Bible translator published his famous work The Obedience of a Christian Man.

William TyndaleEnglish ReformationBible translationsThe Obedience of a Christian Man

Jacques Cartier discovers the area where Montreal is now located.

Jacques CartierMontreal

Conquest of Kazan by Ivan the Terrible.

Conquest of KazanIvan the Terrible

John André, British Army officer of the American Revolutionary War, is hanged as a spy by American forces.

John AndréAmerican Revolutionary War

George Washington sends proposed Constitutional amendments (The United States Bill of Rights) to the States for ratification.

George WashingtonUnited States Bill of Rights

Battle of Rancagua: Spanish Royalists troops under Mariano Osorio defeats rebel Chilean forces of Bernardo O'Higgins and José Miguel Carrera.

Battle of RancaguaRoyalist (Spanish American independence)Mariano OsorioChileBernardo O'Higgins

The Texas Revolution begins with the Battle of Gonzales: Mexican soldiers attempt to disarm the people of Gonzales, Texas, but encounter stiff resistance from a hastily assembled militia.

Texas RevolutionBattle of GonzalesGonzales, Texas

American Civil War: Battle of Saltville: Union forces attack Saltville, Virginia, but are defeated by Confederate troops.

American Civil WarFirst Battle of SaltvilleUnited StatesSaltville, VirginiaConfederate States of America

U.S. President Woodrow Wilson suffers a massive stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed.

Woodrow WilsonParalysis

John Logie Baird performs the first test of a working television system.

John Logie BairdTelevision

The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded by Josemaría Escrivá.

Opus DeiJosemaría Escrivá

Dominican Republic strongman Rafael Trujillo orders the execution of the Haitian population living within the borderlands; approximately 20,000 are killed over the next five days.

Dominican RepublicRafael TrujilloParsley Massacre

World War II: In Operation Typhoon, Germany begins an all-out offensive against Moscow.

World War IIOperation Typhoon

World War II: Ocean Liner RMS Queen Mary accidentally rams and sinks her own escort ship, HMS Curacoa, off the coast of Ireland, killing 337 crewmen aboard the Curacoa.

RMS Queen MaryHMS Curacoa (D41)

World War II: German troops end the Warsaw Uprising.

Warsaw Uprising

The Soviet Union recognises the People's Republic of China, proclaimed the previous day by Mao Zedong.

Soviet UnionChinaMao Zedong

Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz is first published.

PeanutsCharles M. Schulz

Guinea declares its independence from France.

Guinea

The anthology series The Twilight Zone premieres on CBS television.

The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)CBS

Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first African-American justice of the United States Supreme Court.

Thurgood MarshallAfrican-AmericanSupreme Court of the United States

Mexican President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz orders soldiers to suppress a demonstration of unarmed students, ten days before the 1968 Summer Olympics will start.

Gustavo Díaz OrdazTlatelolco massacre1968 Summer Olympics

A plane carrying the Wichita State University football team, administrators, and supporters crashes in Colorado killing 31 people.

Wichita State UniversityWichita State University football team plane crashColorado

Michael Myers becomes the first member of either chamber of Congress to be expelled since the Civil War.

Michael Myers (politician)Expulsion from the United States CongressAmerican Civil War

Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301 is hijacked and lands at Guangzhou, where it crashes into two other airliners on the ground, killing 128.

Xiamen AirlinesGuangzhou1990 Guangzhou Baiyun airport collisions

A maintenance worker's failure to remove tape covering the static ports of the aircraft causes Aeroperú Flight 603 to crash into the ocean near Lima, Peru, due to instrument failure.

Aeroperú Flight 603