Treaty of Andelot: King Guntram of Burgundy recognizes Childebert II as his heir.

Treaty of AndelotGuntramKingdom of BurgundyChildebert II

Shi Jingtang is enthroned as the first emperor of the Later Jin by Emperor Taizong of Liao, following a revolt against Emperor Fei of Later Tang.

Shi JingtangLater Jin (Five Dynasties)Emperor Taizong of LiaoLi CongkeLater Tang

Skanderbeg and his forces liberate Kruja in central Albania and raise the Albanian flag.

SkanderbegKrujaAlbaniaFlag of Albania

Champa-Đại Việt War: Emperor Lê Thánh Tông of Đại Việt formally launches his attack against Champa.

Cham-Vietnamese War (1471)Lê Thánh TôngĐại ViệtChampa

An expedition under the command of Ferdinand Magellan passes through the Strait of Magellan.

Ferdinand MagellanStrait of Magellan

In Stratford-upon-Avon, William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway pay a £40 bond for their marriage licence.

Stratford-upon-AvonWilliam ShakespeareAnne Hathaway (Shakespeare's wife)Marriage licence

The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Navy has its greatest and last victory in the Battle of Oliwa.

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth NavyBattle of Oliwa

At Gresham College, twelve men, including Christopher Wren, Robert Boyle, John Wilkins, and Sir Robert Moray decide to found what is later known as the Royal Society.

Gresham CollegeChristopher WrenRobert BoyleJohn WilkinsRobert Moray

At least 3,000 men of the Royal Scots Army led by Tam Dalyell of the Binns defeat about 900 Covenanter rebels in the Battle of Rullion Green.

Royal Scots ArmyTam Dalyell of the BinnsCovenanterBattle of Rullion Green

The first Treaty of Hopewell is signed.

Treaty of Hopewell

Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, premieres at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig.

BeethovenPiano Concerto No. 5 (Beethoven)GewandhausLeipzig

The Times of London becomes the first newspaper to be produced on a steam-powered printing press, built by the German team of Koenig & Bauer.

The TimesPrinting pressKoenig & Bauer

Panama Independence Day: Panama separates from Spain and joins Gran Colombia.

Public holidays in PanamaGran Colombia

Ka Lā Hui (Hawaiian Independence Day): The Kingdom of Hawaii is officially recognized by the United Kingdom and France as an independent nation.

Kingdom of HawaiiKingdom of Hawaii

American Civil War: In the Battle of Cane Hill, Union troops under General James G. Blunt defeat General John Marmaduke's Confederates.

American Civil WarBattle of Cane HillUnion (American Civil War)James G. BluntJohn Marmaduke

Bulgarian victory in the Serbo-Bulgarian War preserves the Unification of Bulgaria.

Serbo-Bulgarian WarUnification of Bulgaria

Women's suffrage in New Zealand concludes with the New Zealand general election, 1893.

Women's suffrage in New ZealandNew Zealand general election, 1893

The first American automobile race takes place over the 54 miles from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois. Frank Duryea wins in approximately 10 hours.

Chicago Times-Herald raceJackson Park (Chicago)Evanston, IllinoisFrank Duryea

The Second Boer War: a British column is engaged by Boer forces at the Battle of Modder River; although the Boers withdraw, the British suffer heavy casualties.

Second Boer WarBoerBattle of Modder River

Irish nationalist Arthur Griffith founds Sinn Féin as a political party with the main aim of establishing a dual monarchy in Ireland.

Arthur GriffithHistory of Sinn FéinPolitical party

A mine explosion in Marianna, Pennsylvania, kills 154 men, leaving only one survivor.

Marianna, Pennsylvania

Albania declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire.

AlbaniaAlbanian Declaration of IndependenceOttoman Empire

World War I: Following a war-induced closure in July, the New York Stock Exchange re-opens for bond trading.

World War IJulyNew York Stock ExchangeBond (finance)

The Estonian Provincial Assembly declares itself the sovereign power of Estonia.

Estonian Provincial AssemblyEstonia

Lady Astor is elected as a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. She is the first woman to sit in the House of Commons. (Countess Markievicz, the first to be elected, refused to sit.)

Nancy Astor, Viscountess AstorParliament of the United KingdomHouse of Commons of the United KingdomConstance Markievicz

Irish War of Independence: Kilmichael Ambush: The Irish Republican Army ambush a convoy of British Auxiliaries and kill seventeen.

Irish War of IndependenceKilmichael AmbushIrish Republican ArmyAuxiliary Division

The Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting in Nashville, Tennessee, as the WSM Barn Dance.

Grand Ole OpryNashville, Tennessee

In Boston, Massachusetts, a fire in the Cocoanut Grove nightclub kills 492 people.

Boston, MassachusettsCocoanut Grove fire

World War II: Tehran Conference: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin meet in Tehran, Iran, to discuss war strategy.

World War IITehran ConferencePresident of the United StatesFranklin D. RooseveltPrime Minister of the United Kingdom

Chad, the Republic of the Congo, and Gabon become autonomous republics within the French Community.

ChadRepublic of the CongoGabonFrench colonial empire