Alaric II, eighth king of the Visigoths promulgates the Breviary of Alaric (Breviarium Alaricianum or Lex Romana Visigothorum), a collection of "Roman law".

Alaric IIVisigothsBreviary of AlaricRoman law

Battle of Lüneburg Heath: King Louis III is defeated by the Norse Great Heathen Army at Lüneburg Heath in Saxony.

Battle of Luneberg HeathLouis III of FranceGreat Heathen ArmyLüneburg HeathSaxony

Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor in nearly 40 years.

Translatio imperiiPope John XIIOtto I, Holy Roman EmperorHoly Roman Emperor

Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor becomes king of Burgundy.

Conrad II, Holy Roman EmperorKingdom of Burgundy

The Battle of Lincoln, at which Stephen, King of England is defeated and captured by the allies of Empress Matilda.

Battle of Lincoln (1141)Stephen, King of EnglandEmpress Matilda

Terra Mariana, eventually comprising present-day Latvia and Estonia, is established.

Terra MarianaLatviaEstonia

Nine leaders of the Transylvanian peasant revolt are executed at Torda.

Transylvanian peasant revoltTurda

Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Mortimer's Cross is fought in Herefordshire, England.

Wars of the RosesBattle of Mortimer's CrossHerefordshire

Spaniard Pedro de Mendoza founds Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Pedro de MendozaBuenos Aires

New Amsterdam (later renamed The City of New York) is incorporated.

New Amsterdam

Alexander Selkirk is rescued after being shipwrecked on a desert island, inspiring Daniel Defoe's adventure book Robinson Crusoe.

Alexander SelkirkDaniel DefoeRobinson Crusoe

Mexican-American War: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed.

Mexican-American WarTreaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Brigham Young declares war on Timpanogos in the Battle at Fort Utah.

Brigham YoungTimpanogosBattle at Fort Utah

Pro-Imperial forces captured Osaka Castle from the Tokugawa shogunate and burned it to the ground.

Fall of Osaka CastleOsaka CastleTokugawa shogunate

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed.

National LeagueMajor League Baseball

In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.

Punxsutawney, PennsylvaniaGroundhog Day

The Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital city, Canberra, between Sydney and Melbourne.

MelbourneCanberraMelbourne

Funeral of Queen Victoria.

Queen Victoria

Grand Central Terminal is opened in New York City.

Grand Central Terminal

The Tartu Peace Treaty is signed between Estonia and Russia.

Treaty of Tartu (Russian-Estonian)Estonia

France occupies Memel.

Klaipėda

Ulysses by James Joyce is published.

Ulysses (novel)James Joyce

Serum run to Nome: Dog sleds reach Nome, Alaska with diphtheria serum, inspiring the Iditarod race.

1925 serum run to NomeDog sledNome, AlaskaDiphtheriaIditarod Trail Sled Dog Race

The Export-Import Bank of the United States is incorporated.

Export-Import Bank of the United States

Leonarde Keeler administers polygraph tests to two murder suspects, the first time polygraph evidence was admitted in U.S. courts.

Leonarde KeelerPolygraph machine

The Osvald Group is responsible for the first, active event of anti-Nazi resistance in Norway, to protest the inauguration of Vidkun Quisling.

Osvald GroupResistance movementInaugurationVidkun Quisling

World War II: The Battle of Stalingrad comes to an end when Soviet troops accept the surrender of the last German troops in the city.

World War IIBattle of StalingradRed Army

Pakistan suggests a six-point agenda with Kashmir after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.

KashmirIndo-Pakistani War of 1965

Idi Amin replaces President Milton Obote as leader of Uganda.

Idi AminPresident of UgandaMilton OboteUganda

The international Ramsar Convention for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands is signed in Ramsar, Mazandaran, Iran.

Ramsar ConventionWetlandRamsar, MazandaranIran