English king Æthelred II orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St. Brice's Day massacre.

Æthelred IIDanes (ancient people)St. Brice's Day massacre

Battle of Alnwick English victory over the Scots, Malcolm III of Scotland, and his son Edward, are slain.

Battle of Alnwick (1093)

Louis VII of France marries Adela of Champagne.

Louis VII of FranceAdela of Champagne

After the suppression of Wyatt's rebellion, Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, Lady Jane Grey and three others are accused of high treason and sentenced to death under Queen Mary I of England.

Wyatt's rebellionThomas CranmerLady Jane GreyMary I of England

First English Civil War: Battle of Turnham Green: The Royalist forces withdraw in the face of the Parliamentarian army and fail to take London.

First English Civil WarBattle of Turnham GreenCavalierRoundhead

American Revolutionary War: Patriot revolutionary forces under Gen. Richard Montgomery occupy Montreal.

American Revolutionary WarRichard MontgomeryMontreal

James Braid first sees a demonstration of animal magnetism, which leads to his study of the subject he eventually calls hypnotism.

James Braid (surgeon)Hypnotism

The Denny Party lands at Alki Point, before moving to the other side of Elliott Bay to what would become Seattle.

Denny PartyAlki Point, SeattleSeattle

The new Constitution of Greece is adopted.

Greek Constitution of 1864

Bloody Sunday clashes in central London.

Bloody Sunday (1887)

The 1901 Caister Lifeboat Disaster.

1901 Caister Lifeboat Disaster

Zaian War: Berber tribesmen inflict the heaviest defeat of French forces in Morocco at the Battle of El Herri.

Zaian WarBattle of El Herri

Prime Minister of Australia Billy Hughes is expelled from the Labor Party over his support for conscription.

Prime Minister of AustraliaBilly HughesAustralian Labor PartyConscription

Allied troops occupy Constantinople, the capital of the Ottoman Empire.

Allies of World War IOccupation of ConstantinopleOttoman Empire

The Holland Tunnel opens to traffic as the first Hudson River vehicle tunnel linking New Jersey to New York City.

Holland TunnelHudson RiverNew Jersey

Walt Disney's animated musical film Fantasia is first released, on the first night of a roadshow at New York's Broadway Theatre.

Walt DisneyFantasia (1940 film)Broadway Theatre (53rd Street)

World War II: The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal is torpedoed by U-81, sinking the following day.

World War IIAircraft carrierHMS Ark Royal (91)German submarine U-81 (1941)November 14

World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: U.S. and Japanese ships engage in an intense, close-quarters surface naval engagement during the Guadalcanal Campaign.

Naval Battle of GuadalcanalGuadalcanal Campaign

The Soviet Union completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles.

Soviet UnionAK-47Assault rifle

General Carlos Delgado Chalbaud, President of Venezuela, is assassinated in Caracas.

Carlos Delgado ChalbaudPresident of VenezuelaCaracas

Great Britain defeats France to capture the first ever Rugby League World Cup in Paris in front of around 30,000 spectators.

Great Britain national rugby league teamFrance national rugby league teamRugby League World Cup

The Supreme Court of the United States declares Alabama laws requiring segregated buses illegal, thus ending the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Supreme Court of the United StatesAlabamaMontgomery Bus Boycott

In response to Fatah raids against Israelis near the West Bank border, Israel launches an attack on the village of As-Samu.

FatahWest BankSamu IncidentAs-Samu

Vietnam War: Anti-war protesters in Washington, D.C. stage a symbolic March Against Death.

Vietnam War

Bhola cyclone: A 150-mph tropical cyclone hits the densely populated Ganges Delta region of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), killing an estimated 500,000 people in one night.

1970 Bhola cycloneTropical cycloneGanges DeltaEast PakistanBangladesh

Ronald DeFeo, Jr. murders his entire family in Amityville, Long Island in the house that would become known as The Amityville Horror.

Ronald DeFeo, Jr.The Amityville Horror

Ray Mancini defeats Duk Koo Kim in a boxing match held in Las Vegas. Kim's subsequent death (on November 17) leads to significant changes in the sport.

Ray ManciniDuk Koo KimBoxingLas Vegas

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C. after a march to its site by thousands of Vietnam War veterans.

Vietnam Veterans MemorialVietnam War

The volcano Nevado del Ruiz erupts and melts a glacier, causing a lahar (volcanic mudslide) that buries Armero, Colombia, killing approximately 23,000 people.

Nevado del RuizGlacierLaharArmero, Colombia

Xavier Suárez is sworn in as Miami's first Cuban-born mayor.

Xavier SuárezMiami