Servius Tullius, king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victory over the Etruscans.

Servius TulliusAncient RomeRoman triumphEtruscans

Siege of Paris: Viking forces sail the Seine River with a fleet of 300 longships and lay siege to Paris.

Siege of Paris (885-86)VikingsSeineLongshipParis

Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots, dies. His grandson, Donnchad, son of Bethóc and Crínán of Dunkeld, inherits the throne.

Máel Coluim II of ScotlandKing of ScotsDonnchad I of ScotlandBethócCrínán of Dunkeld

The White Ship sinks in the English Channel, drowning William Adelin, son and heir of Henry I of England.

White ShipEnglish ChannelWilliam AdelinHenry I of England

Baldwin IV of Jerusalem and Raynald of Châtillon defeat Saladin at the Battle of Montgisard.

Baldwin IV of JerusalemRaynald of ChâtillonSaladinBattle of Montgisard

A tsunami, caused by an earthquake in the Tyrrhenian Sea, devastates Naples and the Maritime Republic of Amalfi, among other places.

TsunamiEarthquake of 1343Tyrrhenian SeaNaplesAmalfi

Elizabeth of York is crowned Queen of England.

Elizabeth of YorkList of English consorts

The siege of Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain, ends with the Treaty of Granada.

Siege of GranadaMoorsTreaty of Granada

A deadly earthquake rocks Shemakha in the Caucasus, killing 80,000 people.

1667 Shamakhi earthquakeShemakhaCaucasus

King Ferdinand VI of Spain grants royal protection to the Beaterio de la Compañia de Jesus, now known as the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary.

Ferdinand VI of SpainReligious of the Virgin Mary

French and Indian War: British forces capture Fort Duquesne from French control. Later, Fort Pitt will be built nearby and grow into modern Pittsburgh.

French and Indian WarFort DuquesneFort Pitt (Pennsylvania)Pittsburgh

An earthquake hits the Mediterranean destroying Beirut and Damascus and killing 30,000-40,000.

Near East earthquakes of 1759BeirutDamascus

American Revolutionary War: The last British troops leave New York City three months after the signing of the Treaty of Paris.

American Revolutionary WarEvacuation Day (New York)Treaty of Paris (1783)

Partitions of Poland: Stanisław August Poniatowski, the last king of independent Poland, is forced to abdicate and is exiled to Russia.

Partitions of PolandStanisław August PoniatowskiAbdication

The Greek frigate Hellas arrives in Nafplion to become the first flagship of the Hellenic Navy.

Greek frigate HellasNafplionFlagshipHellenic Navy

A massive undersea earthquake, estimated magnitude between 8.7-9.2, rocks Sumatra, producing a massive tsunami all along the Indonesian coast.

1833 Sumatra earthquakeSumatraTsunami

A cyclone slams India with high winds and a 40-foot storm surge, destroying the port city of Coringa (which has never been completely rebuilt). The storm wave sweeps inland, taking with it 20,000 ships and thousands of people. An estimated 300,000 deaths result from the disaster.

Pre-1980 North Indian Ocean cyclone seasonsStorm surgeCoringa, Andhra Pradesh

American Civil War: Battle of Missionary Ridge: At Missionary Ridge in Tennessee, Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant break the Siege of Chattanooga by routing Confederate troops under General Braxton Bragg.

American Civil WarBattle of Missionary RidgeMissionary RidgeTennesseeUnited States

American Civil War: A group of Confederate operatives calling themselves the Confederate Army of Manhattan starts fires in more than 20 locations in an unsuccessful attempt to burn down New York City.

Confederate Army of Manhattan

The United States Greenback Party is established as a political party consisting primarily of farmers affected by the Panic of 1873.

Greenback PartyPolitical partyPanic of 1873

American Indian Wars: In retaliation for the American defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, United States Army troops sack the sleeping village of Cheyenne Chief Dull Knife at the headwaters of the Powder River.

American Indian WarsBattle of the Little BighornUnited States ArmyDull Knife FightCheyenne

Prince Carl of Denmark arrives in Norway to become King Haakon VII of Norway.

Haakon VII of Norway

Albert Einstein presents the field equations of general relativity to the Prussian Academy of Sciences.

Albert EinsteinEinstein field equationsIntroduction to general relativityPrussian Academy of Sciences

World War I: German forces defeat Portuguese army of about 1200 at Negomano on the border of modern-day Mozambique and Tanzania.

World War IBattle of NgomanoNegomanoMozambiqueTanzania

Vojvodina, formerly Austro-Hungarian crown land, proclaims its secession from Austria-Hungary to join the Kingdom of Serbia.

VojvodinaAustria-HungaryKingdom of Serbia

The deadliest November tornado outbreak in U.S. history kills 76 people and injures more than 400.

List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks

In Berlin, Germany and Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact, agreeing to consult on measures "to safeguard their common interests" in the case of an unprovoked attack by the Soviet Union against either nation. The pact is renewed on the same day five years later with additional signatories.

BerlinNazi GermanyAnti-Comintern PactSoviet Union

World War II: First flight of the de Havilland Mosquito and Martin B-26 Marauder.

World War IIDe Havilland MosquitoMartin B-26 Marauder

HMS Barham is sunk by a German torpedo during World War II.

HMS Barham (04)

World War II: Statehood of Bosnia and Herzegovina is re-established at the State Anti-fascist Council for the National Liberation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia and HerzegovinaState Anti-fascist Council for the National Liberation of Bosnia and Herzegovina