Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned kings of the Franks.

Carloman ICharlemagneFrancia

James I of Aragon conquers Valencia and founds the Kingdom of Valencia.

James I of AragonValenciaKingdom of Valencia

The Kingdom of Castile conquers the city of Jerez, which had been under Muslim occupation since 711.

Kingdom of CastileJerez711

The first known mention of the Prague astronomical clock.

Prague astronomical clock

The hangul alphabet is published in Korea.

Hangul

Marriage of Louis XII of France and Mary Tudor.

Louis XII of FranceMary Tudor, Queen of France

Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar, this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.

Gregorian calendar

The army of the Portuguese Empire is annihilated by the Kingdom of Kandy on Sri Lanka, bringing an end to the Campaign of Danture.

Portuguese EmpireKingdom of KandySri LankaCampaign of Danture

Supernova 1604, the most recent supernova to be observed in the Milky Way.

Supernova 1604Milky Way

Founder of Rhode Island Roger Williams is banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony as a religious dissident after he speaks out against punishments for religious offenses and giving away Native American land.

Rhode IslandRoger WilliamsMassachusetts Bay ColonyNative Americans in the United States

The Collegiate School of Connecticut (later renamed Yale University) is chartered in Old Saybrook, Connecticut.

Yale UniversityOld Saybrook, Connecticut

Peter the Great defeats the Swedes at the Battle of Lesnaya.

Peter the GreatBattle of Lesnaya

Dutch colonists and various slave groups begin massacring ethnic Chinese in Batavia, eventually killing 10,000 and leading to a two-year-long war throughout Java.

Dutch East Indies1740 Batavia massacreChinese IndonesiansJakartaJava War (1741-43)

Seven Years' War: Russian forces occupy Berlin.

Seven Years' War

An earthquake shakes northern Algeria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme) causing severe damage and a tsunami in the Mediterranean Sea. Three-thousand people were killed.

List of earthquakes in AlgeriaAlgeriaMercalli intensity scale

Sinking of HMS Lutine with the loss of 240 men and a cargo worth £1,200,000.

HMS Lutine (1779)

Hobart, capital of Tasmania, is founded.

HobartTasmania

Prussia begins the War of the Fourth Coalition against France.

PrussiaWar of the Fourth Coalition

War of 1812: In a naval engagement on Lake Erie, American forces capture two British ships: HMS Detroit and HMS Caledonia.

War of 1812Lake ErieHMS Detroit (1812)HMS Caledonia (1807)

Guayaquil declares independence from Spain.

Guayaquil

Slavery is abolished in Costa Rica.

SlaveryCosta Rica

Ioannis Kapodistrias, the first head of state of independent Greece is assassinated.

Ioannis Kapodistrias

Opening of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, the first public railway on the island of Ireland.

Dublin and Kingstown Railway

Slavery is abolished in Saint Barthélemy and all remaining slaves are freed.

Saint Barthélemy

Crimean War: The siege of Sebastopol begins.

Crimean WarSiege of Sevastopol (1854-55)

American Civil War: Battle of Santa Rosa Island: Union troops repel a Confederate attempt to capture Fort Pickens.

American Civil WarBattle of Santa Rosa IslandUnited StatesConfederate States of AmericaFort Pickens

American Civil War: Battle of Tom's Brook: Union cavalrymen in the Shenandoah Valley defeat Confederate forces at Toms Brook, Virginia.

Battle of Tom's BrookUnited StatesShenandoah ValleyConfederate States of AmericaToms Brook, Virginia

A meeting at the U.S. Naval Academy establishes the U.S. Naval Institute.

U.S. Naval AcademyU.S. Naval Institute

General Postal Union is created as a result of the Treaty of Bern.

General Postal UnionTreaty of Bern

The Cook Islands become a territory of the United Kingdom.

Cook Islands