Huneric dies and is succeeded by his nephew Gunthamund, who becomes king of the Vandals. During his reign Christians are protected from persecution.

HunericGunthamundVandals

Chlothar I is crowned King of the Franks.

Chlothar IList of Frankish kings

Hagia Sophia in Constantinople reopened with a rebuilt dome after a series of earthquakes caused the original to collapse.

Hagia SophiaConstantinopleEarthquake

Maya queen Yohl Ik'nal is crowned ruler of Palenque.

Yohl Ik'nalPalenque

King Dagobert II is murdered while hunting.

Dagobert IIHunting

Arab-Byzantine wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops storm the city of Aleppo.

Arab-Byzantine warsList of Byzantine emperorsNikephoros II PhokasByzantine armyAleppo

Theologian Johann Sylvan is executed in Heidelberg for his heretical Antitrinitarian beliefs.

Johann SylvanHeidelbergHeresyNontrinitarianism

As part of the Glorious Revolution, King James II of England flees from England to Paris, France after being deposed in favor of his nephew, William of Orange and his daughter Mary.

Glorious RevolutionJames II of EnglandWilliam III of EnglandMary II of England

George Washington resigns as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland.

George WashingtonCommander-in-chiefContinental ArmyMaryland State HouseAnnapolis, Maryland

The Battle of Savenay: a decisive defeat of the royalist counter-revolutionaries in War in the Vendée during the French Revolution.

Battle of SavenayHouse of BourbonWar in the VendéeFrench Revolution

The novel Emma by Jane Austen is first published.

Emma (novel)Jane Austen

First day of the Constantinople Conference which resulted in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans.

Constantinople ConferenceBalkans

The opera Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck is first performed.

Hansel and Gretel (opera)Engelbert Humperdinck (composer)

The Federal Reserve Act is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, creating the Federal Reserve System.

Federal Reserve ActPresident of the United StatesWoodrow WilsonFederal Reserve System

World War I: Australian and New Zealand troops arrive in Cairo, Egypt.

World War ICairo, Egypt

World War I: Battle of Magdhaba - Allied forces defeat Turkish forces in the Sinai Peninsula.

Battle of MagdhabaAllies of World War IOttoman EmpireSinai Peninsula

Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919 becomes law in the United Kingdom.

Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919

Colombia becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.

ColombiaBuenos Aires ConventionCopyrightTreaty

World War II: After 15 days of fighting, the Imperial Japanese Army occupies Wake Island.

Battle of Wake IslandImperial Japanese ArmyWake Island

The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories.

TransistorBell Labs

Seven Japanese military and political leaders convicted of war crimes by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East are executed by Allied occupation authorities at Sugamo Prison in Tokyo, Japan.

JapanInternational Military Tribunal for the Far EastSugamo Prison

First successful kidney transplant is performed by J. Hartwell Harrison and Joseph Murray.

Kidney transplantationJ. Hartwell HarrisonJoseph Murray

The 82 sailors from the USS Pueblo are released after eleven months of internment in North Korea.

USS Pueblo (AGER-2)North Korea

The North Tower of the World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York, New York is topped out at 1,368 feet (417 m), making it the tallest building in the world.

List of tenants in One World Trade CenterWorld Trade Center (1973-2001)ManhattanNew York City

The Democratic Republic of the Congo officially becomes a one-party state.

Democratic Republic of the CongoOne-party state

A 6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes the Nicaraguan capital of Managua killing more than 10,000.

1972 Nicaragua earthquakeNicaraguaManagua

The 16 survivors of the Andes flight disaster are rescued after 73 days, having reportedly survived by cannibalism.

1972 Andes flight disaster

Soviet war in Afghanistan: Soviet Union forces occupy Kabul, the Afghan capital.

Soviet war in AfghanistanKabulAfghanistan

Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, lands at Edwards Air Force Base in California becoming the first aircraft to fly non-stop around the world without aerial or ground refueling.

Rutan VoyagerDick RutanJeana YeagerEdwards Air Force BaseCalifornia

History of Slovenia: In a referendum, 88.5% of Slovenia's overall electorate vote for independence from Yugoslavia.

History of SloveniaSlovenian independence referendum, 1990SloveniaYugoslavia