Pappus of Alexandria, Greek philosopher, observes an eclipse of the Sun and writes a commentary on The Great Astronomer (Almagest).

Pappus of AlexandriaEclipse of the SunAlmagest

King Chlothar II promulgates the Edict of Paris (Edictum Chlotacharii), a sort of Frankish Magna Carta that defend the rights of the Frankish nobles while it excludes Jews from all civil employment in the Frankish Kingdom.

Chlothar IIEdict of ParisMagna CartaFranksAntisemitism

Dagobert I is crowned King of the Franks.

Dagobert IKing of the Franks

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, who hacks the Church's foundations down to bedrock.

Church of the Holy SepulchreJerusalemFatimid caliphAl-Hakim bi-Amr AllahBedrock

The Danes defeat the English in the Battle of Assandun.

DanesEnglandBattle of Assandun

The Normans defeat the Byzantine Empire in the Battle of Dyrrhachium.

NormansByzantine EmpireBattle of Dyrrhachium (1081)

Basel earthquake, the most significant historic seismological event north of the Alps, destroys the town of Basel, Switzerland.

1356 Basel earthquakeBasel

Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto's forces destroy the fortified town of Mabila in present-day Alabama, killing Tuskaloosa.

Hernando de SotoMabilaAlabamaTuskaloosa

In Japan the fourth Battle of Kawanakajima was fought between the forces of Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen; resulting in a draw.

JapanBattle of KawanakajimaUesugi KenshinTakeda Shingen

Ships belonging to the Matsura clan of Japan fail to capture the Portuguese trading carrack in the Battle of Fukuda Bay, the first recorded naval battle between Japan and the West.

CarrackBattle of Fukuda Bay

Michael the Brave, Prince of Wallachia, defeats the Army of Andrew Báthory in the Battle of Șelimbăr, leading to the first recorded unification of the Romanian people.

Michael the BraveWallachiaAndrew BáthoryBattle of Șelimbăr

Boston Shoemakers form first American labor organization.

Trade union

Signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ends the War of the Austrian Succession.

Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748)War of the Austrian Succession

African-American poet Phillis Wheatley is freed from slavery.

African-AmericanPhillis Wheatley

American Revolutionary War: The Burning of Falmouth (now Portland, Maine).

American Revolutionary WarBurning of FalmouthPortland, Maine

American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah is lifted.

Siege of Savannah

Treaty of Campo Formio is signed between France and Austria

Treaty of Campo Formio

Herman Melville's Moby-Dick is first published as The Whale by Richard Bentley of London.

Herman MelvilleMoby-DickRichard Bentley (publisher)

The Second Opium War finally ends at the Convention of Peking with the ratification of the Treaty of Tientsin, an unequal treaty.

Second Opium WarConvention of PekingTreaty of TientsinUnequal treaty

United States takes possession of Alaska after purchasing it from Russia for $7.2 million. Celebrated annually in the state as Alaska Day.

Alaska PurchaseRussian EmpireAlaska Day

The United States takes possession of Puerto Rico from Spain.

Puerto Rico

First Balkan War: King Peter I of Serbia issues a declaration "To the Serbian People", as his country joins the war.

First Balkan WarPeter I of Serbia

The Schoenstatt Movement is founded in Germany.

Schoenstatt MovementGerman Empire

The Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic is formed as part of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.

Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic

The British Broadcasting Company (later Corporation) is founded by a consortium, to establish a nationwide network of radio transmitters to provide a national broadcasting service.

British Broadcasting CompanyConsortiumRadio transmitterBroadcasting

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council overrules the Supreme Court of Canada in Edwards v. Canada when it declares that women are considered "Persons" under Canadian law.

Judicial Committee of the Privy CouncilSupreme Court of CanadaEdwards v Canada (AG)Canadian law

World War II: Soviet Union begins the liberation of Czechoslovakia from Nazi Germany.

Soviet UnionCzechoslovakiaNazi Germany

World War II: The state funeral of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel takes place in Ulm, Germany.

Erwin Rommel

The USSR's nuclear program receives plans for the United States plutonium bomb from Klaus Fuchs at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Soviet UnionNuclear weaponKlaus FuchsLos Alamos National Laboratory

A group of the Venezuelan Armed Forces, led by Mario Vargas, Marcos Pérez Jiménez and Carlos Delgado Chalbaud, stages a coup d'état against president Isaías Medina Angarita, who is overthrown by the end of the day.

VenezuelaMarcos Pérez JiménezCarlos Delgado Chalbaud1945 Venezuelan coup d'étatIsaías Medina Angarita