Romulus Augustulus is proclaimed Western Roman Emperor.

Romulus AugustulusWestern Roman Emperor

During the Siege of Mecca, the Kaaba catches fire and is burned down.

Siege of Mecca (683)Kaaba

Empress Irene is deposed and banished to Lesbos. Conspirators place Nikephoros, the minister of finance, on the Byzantine throne.

Irene of AthensLesbosNikephoros IByzantine Empire

Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg.

Protestant ReformationMartin Luther95 ThesesAll Saints' Church, WittenbergWittenberg

Leiden University Library opens its doors after its founding in 1575.

Leiden University Library1575

First performance of Ben Jonson's comedy Bartholomew Fair by the Lady Elizabeth's Men company at the Hope Theatre in London.

Ben JonsonBartholomew Fair (play)Lady Elizabeth's MenPlaying companyHope Theatre

Emperor Agustín de Iturbide attempts to dissolve the Congress of the Mexican Empire.

Agustín de IturbideFirst Mexican Empire

American Civil War: Citing failing health, Union General Winfield Scott resigns as Commander of the United States Army.

American Civil WarUnion ArmyWinfield ScottUnited States Army

The Maori Wars resume as British forces in New Zealand led by General Duncan Cameron begin their Invasion of the Waikato.

Maori WarsBritish EmpireDuncan Cameron (British Army officer)Invasion of the Waikato

Nevada is admitted as the 36th U.S. state.

NevadaU.S. state

The Purdue Wreck, a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, kills 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football team.

Purdue WreckIndianapolisPurdue University

Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across United States.

Lincoln Highway

The Indianapolis Streetcar Strike and subsequent riot begins.

Indianapolis streetcar strike of 1913

World War I: Battle of Beersheba: The "last successful cavalry charge in history".

Battle of Beersheba (1917)

World War I: The Aster Revolution terminates the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, and Hungary achieves full sovereignty.

Aster RevolutionAustro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867

Benito Mussolini is made Prime Minister of Italy

Benito MussoliniPrime Minister of Italy

The first of 160 consecutive days of 100° Fahrenheit at Marble Bar, Western Australia.

FahrenheitMarble Bar, Western Australia

World Savings Day is announced in Milan, Italy by the Members of the Association at the 1st International Savings Bank Congress (World Society of Savings Banks).

World Savings DayMilanKingdom of ItalySavings Bank

Last issue of the independent Italian newspaper Il Mondo, thereafter suppressed by the Mussolini regime

Il Mondo (newspaper)Mussolini

Great Depression: In an effort to restore investor confidence, the New York Stock Exchange unveils a fifteen-point program aimed to upgrade protection for the investing public.

Great DepressionNew York Stock Exchange

World War II: The Battle of Britain ends: The United Kingdom prevents a possible German invasion.

Battle of BritainNazi Germany

After 14 years of work, Mount Rushmore is completed.

Mount Rushmore

World War II: The destroyer USS Reuben James is torpedoed by a German U-boat near Iceland, killing more than 100 U.S. Navy sailors. It is the first U.S. Navy vessel sunk by enemy action in WWII.

USS Reuben James (DD-245)Nazi GermanyU-boatIceland

World War II: An F4U Corsair accomplishes the first successful radar-guided interception by a United States Navy or Marine Corps aircraft.

F4U CorsairRadarUnited States NavyUnited States Marine Corps

Suez Crisis: The United Kingdom and France begin bombing Egypt to force the reopening of the Suez Canal.

Suez CrisisRepublic of Egypt (1953-58)Suez Canal

In the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin's body is removed from the Lenin's Mausoleum, also known as the Lenin Tomb.

Soviet UnionJoseph StalinLenin's Mausoleum

A propane tank explosion at the Indiana State Fair Coliseum (now the Indiana Farmers Coliseum) in Indianapolis kills 74 people and injures another 400 during an ice skating show.

PropaneIndiana Farmers Coliseum

Vietnam War October surprise: Citing progress with the Paris peace talks, US President Lyndon B. Johnson announces to the nation that he has ordered a complete cessation of "all air, naval, and artillery bombardment of North Vietnam" effective November 1.

Vietnam WarOctober surpriseLyndon B. JohnsonNorth VietnamNovember 1

Mountjoy Prison helicopter escape. Three Provisional Irish Republican Army members escape from Mountjoy Prison, Dublin aboard a hijacked helicopter that landed in the exercise yard.

Mountjoy Prison helicopter escapeProvisional Irish Republican ArmyMountjoy PrisonDublin

Western Airlines Flight 2605 crashes on landing in Mexico City, killing 73 people.

Western Airlines Flight 2605Mexico City