Vandalic War: Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Tricamarum.

Vandalic WarByzantine EmpireBelisariusVandalsGelimer

Pope Sergius I is elected.

Pope Sergius I

Jin-Song wars: Military officers conspire against the emperor Wanyan Liang of the Jin dynasty after a military defeat at the Battle of Caishi, and assassinate the emperor at his camp.

Jin-Song warsWanyan LiangJin dynasty (1115-1234)Battle of Caishi

Sicilian Chancellor Stephen du Perche moves the royal court to Messina to prevent a rebellion.

Kingdom of SicilyChancellorStephen du PercheMessina

Mongol forces under the command of Hulagu Khan enter and destroy the Hashshashin stronghold at Alamut Castle (in present-day Iran) as part of their offensive on Islamic southwest Asia.

MongolsHulagu KhanAssassinsAlamut CastleIran

Stephen III of Moldavia defeats Matthias Corvinus of Hungary, with the latter being injured thrice, at the Battle of Baia.

Stephen III of MoldaviaMatthias CorvinusBattle of Baia

Castle Cornet in Guernsey, the last stronghold which had supported the King in the Third English Civil War, surrenders.

GuernseyThird English Civil War

American Revolutionary War: British and French fleets clash in the Battle of St. Lucia.

American Revolutionary WarKingdom of Great BritainBattle of St. Lucia

The United States Bill of Rights becomes law when ratified by the Virginia General Assembly.

United States Bill of RightsVirginia General Assembly

American Civil War: Battle of Nashville: Union forces under George Thomas almost completely destroy the Army of Tennessee under John Hood.

American Civil WarBattle of NashvilleUnion (American Civil War)George Henry ThomasArmy of Tennessee

Hunkpapa Lakota leader Sitting Bull is killed on Standing Rock Indian Reservation, leading to the Wounded Knee Massacre.

HunkpapaLakota peopleSitting BullStanding Rock Indian ReservationWounded Knee Massacre

The Pushkin House is established in Saint Petersburg, Russia, to preserve the cultural heritage of Alexander Pushkin.

Pushkin HouseSaint PetersburgAlexander Pushkin

The London Underground's Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway opens.

London UndergroundGreat Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway

World War I: The Serbian Army recaptures Belgrade from the invading Austro-Hungarian Army.

Serbian ArmyBelgradeAustro-Hungarian Army

A gas explosion at Mitsubishi Hōjō coal mine, in Kyushu, Japan, kills 687.

List of accidents and disasters by death tollMitsubishiKyushu

World War I: An armistice between Russia and the Central Powers is signed.

Armistice between Russia and the Central Powers

The Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution officially becomes effective, repealing the Eighteenth Amendment that prohibited the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol.

Twenty-first Amendment to the United States ConstitutionEighteenth Amendment to the United States ConstitutionProhibition in the United StatesAlcoholic beverage

Gone with the Wind (highest inflation adjusted grossing film) receives its premiere at Loew's Grand Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.

Gone with the Wind (film)Loew's Grand TheatreAtlanta

The Holocaust: German troops murder over 15,000 Jews at Drobytsky Yar, a ravine southeast of the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine, Soviet Union.

The HolocaustNazi GermanyDrobytsky YarKharkivUkraine

World War II: The Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse begins during the Guadalcanal Campaign.

Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea HorseGuadalcanal Campaign

World War II: The Battle of Arawe begins during the New Britain campaign.

Battle of AraweNew Britain campaign

Occupation of Japan/Shinto Directive: General Douglas MacArthur orders that Shinto be abolished as the state religion of Japan.

Occupation of JapanShinto DirectiveDouglas MacArthurShinto

Richard Pavlick is arrested for plotting to assassinate U.S. President-Elect John F. Kennedy.

Richard Paul PavlickPresident-elect of the United StatesJohn F. Kennedy

King Mahendra of Nepal suspends the country's constitution, dissolves parliament, dismisses the cabinet, and imposes direct rule.

Mahendra of Nepal

Adolf Eichmann is sentenced to death after being found guilty by an Israeli court of 15 criminal charges, including charges of crimes against humanity, crimes against the Jewish people, and membership of an outlawed organization.

Adolf EichmannJudicial system of Israel

Project Gemini: Gemini 6A, crewed by Wally Schirra and Thomas Stafford, is launched from Cape Kennedy, Florida. Four orbits later, it achieves the first space rendezvous, with Gemini 7.

Project GeminiGemini 6AWally SchirraThomas P. StaffordCape Canaveral

Soviet spacecraft Venera 7 successfully lands on Venus. It is the first successful soft landing on another planet

Venera 7VenusList of landings on extraterrestrial bodies

A South Korean ferry, Namyong Ho, capsizes in the Korea Strait, killing more than 300 people.

Korea Strait

John Paul Getty III, grandson of American billionaire J. Paul Getty, is found alive near Naples, Italy, after being kidnapped by an Italian gang on July 10.

John Paul Getty IIIJ. Paul GettyNaples

The American Psychiatric Association votes 13-0 to remove homosexuality from its official list of psychiatric disorders, the DSM-II.

American Psychiatric AssociationHomosexualityMental disorderDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders