King Chlothar I dies at Compiègne. The Merovingian dynasty is continued by his four sons, Charibert I, Guntram, Sigebert I and Chilperic I, who divide the Frankish Kingdom.

Chlothar ICompiègneMerovingian dynastyCharibert IGuntram

The Tang dynasty scores a decisive victory over their rival Xue Rengao at the Battle of Qianshuiyuan.

Tang dynastyXue RengaoBattle of Qianshuiyuan

The Abbasid army under Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Katib deals a crushing defeat to the Qarmatians at the Battle of Hama.

AbbasidMuhammad ibn Sulayman al-KatibQarmatiansBattle of Hama

The Korean king Yi Seong-gye, founder of the Joseon dynasty, moves the capital from Kaesŏng to Hanyang, today known as Seoul.

Taejo of JoseonJoseon dynastyKaesŏngSeoul

The papal conclave of 1549-50 begins.

Papal conclave, 1549-50

The Battle of Swally takes place, which loosens the Portuguese Empire's hold on India.

Battle of SwallyPortuguese Empire

Natchez Indians massacre 138 Frenchmen, 35 French women, and 56 children at Fort Rosalie, near the site of modern-day Natchez, Mississippi.

Natchez peopleNatchez revoltFort RosalieNatchez, Mississippi

American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia, comes to an end with the arrival of British reinforcements.

American Revolutionary WarBattle of Fort CumberlandNova Scotia

San Jose, California, is founded as Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe by José Joaquín Moraga. It is the first civilian settlement, or pueblo, in Alta California.

San Jose, CaliforniaJosé Joaquín MoragaAlta California

The crew of the British slave ship Zong murders 133 Africans by dumping them into the sea to claim insurance.

Zong massacreInsurance

A 5.3 magnitude earthquake strikes New Jersey.

1783 New Jersey earthquakeNew Jersey

Transfer of the Portuguese Court to Brazil: John VI of Portugal flees Lisbon from advancing Napoleonic forces during the Peninsular War, transferring the Portuguese court to Brazil.

Transfer of the Portuguese Court to BrazilJohn VI of PortugalPeninsular War

November Uprising: An armed rebellion against Russia's rule in Poland begins.

November UprisingCongress Poland

The Sonderbund is defeated by the joint forces of other Swiss cantons under General Guillaume-Henri Dufour.

SonderbundGuillaume-Henri Dufour

Whitman massacre: Missionaries Dr. Marcus Whitman, his wife Narcissa, and 15 others are killed by Cayuse and Umatilla Indians, causing the Cayuse War.

Whitman massacreMarcus WhitmanCayuse War

The treaty, Punctation of Olmütz, is signed in Olomouc. Prussia capitulates to Austria, which will take over the leadership of the German Confederation.

Punctation of OlmützOlomoucPrussiaAustrian EmpireGerman Confederation

American Indian Wars: Sand Creek massacre: Colorado volunteers led by Colonel John Chivington massacre at least 150 Cheyenne and Arapaho noncombatants inside Colorado Territory.

American Indian WarsSand Creek massacreColoradoJohn ChivingtonCheyenne

American Civil War: Battle of Spring Hill: A Confederate advance into Tennessee misses an opportunity to crush the Union Army. General John Bell Hood is angered, which leads to the Battle of Franklin.

American Civil WarBattle of Spring HillConfederate States ArmyUnion ArmyJohn Bell Hood

American Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.

Modoc WarBattle of Lost River

Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time.

Thomas EdisonPhonograph

The Meiji Constitution goes into effect in Japan, and the first Diet convenes.

Meiji ConstitutionDiet of Japan

The Pittsburgh Stars defeated the Philadelphia Athletics, 11-0, at the Pittsburgh Coliseum, to win the first championship associated with an American national professional football league.

Pittsburgh StarsPhiladelphia Athletics (NFL)Recreation Park (Pittsburgh)National Football League (1902)

U.S. Admiral Richard E. Byrd leads the first expedition to fly over the South Pole.

Richard E. ByrdSouth Pole

World War II: The second session of the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia (AVNOJ), held to determine the post-war ordering of the country, concludes in Jajce (present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina).

World War IIAnti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of YugoslaviaJajceBosnia and Herzegovina

World War II: Albania is liberated by the Partisans.

Liberation Day (Albania)

The Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia is declared.

Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia

Partition Plan: The United Nations General Assembly approves a plan for the partition of Palestine.

United Nations Partition Plan for PalestineUnited Nations General AssemblyMandatory Palestine

First Indochina War: French forces carry out a massacre at Mỹ Trạch, Vietnam.

First Indochina WarMỹ Trạch massacre

Korean War: North Korean and Chinese troops force United Nations forces to retreat from North Korea.

Korean WarNorth KoreaUnited Nations

Korean War: U.S. President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower fulfills a campaign promise by traveling to Korea to find out what can be done to end the conflict.

Dwight D. Eisenhower