Turco-Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus.

Turco-MongolTimurDamascus

James VI of Scotland becomes James I of England and Ireland, upon the death of Elizabeth I.

James I of EnglandElizabeth I of England

Tokugawa Ieyasu is granted the title of shogun from Emperor Go-Yōzei, and establishes the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo, Japan.

Tokugawa IeyasuShogunEmperor Go-YōzeiTokugawa shogunateEdo

The Province of Carolina is granted by charter to eight Lords Proprietor in reward for their assistance in restoring Charles II of England to the throne.

Province of CarolinaLords ProprietorRestoration (England)Charles II of England

Count Frederick of Hesse-Kassel is elected King of Sweden by the Riksdag of the Estates, after his consort Ulrika Eleonora abdicated the throne on 29 February

Frederick I of SwedenSwedish EmpireRiksdag of the EstatesUlrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden

Johann Sebastian Bach dedicated six concertos to Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt, now commonly called the Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046-1051.

Johann Sebastian BachConcertoMargrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-SchwedtBrandenburg Concertos

Naturalization of Hieronimus de Salis Parliamentary Act is passed.

Jerome, 2nd Count de Salis

Great Britain passes the Quartering Act, which requires the Thirteen Colonies to house British troops.

Kingdom of Great BritainQuartering ActThirteen Colonies

In Kraków, Tadeusz Kościuszko announces a general uprising against Imperial Russia and the Kingdom of Prussia, and assumes the powers of the Commander in Chief of all of the Polish forces.

Tadeusz KościuszkoKościuszko's proclamationKościuszko Uprising

The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829, allowing Catholics to serve in Parliament.

Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829

In Hiram, Ohio, a group of men beat and tar and feather Mormon leader Joseph Smith.

Hiram, OhioTar and featherMormonJoseph Smith

Canada gives African Canadian men the right to vote.

CanadaBlack Canadians

Slavery is abolished in Venezuela.

Venezuela

Sakuradamon Incident: Assassination of Japanese Chief Minister (Tairō) Ii Naosuke.

Sakuradamon Incident (1860)TairōIi Naosuke

The last of Titokowaru's forces surrendered to the New Zealand government, ending his uprising.

TitokowaruTitokowaru's War

The British frigate HMS Eurydice sinks, killing more than 300.

HMS Eurydice (1843)

Robert Koch announces the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis.

Robert KochMycobacterium tuberculosisBacteriumTuberculosis

Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Bang Bo on the Tonkin-Guangxi border.

Sino-French WarBattle of Bang Bo (Zhennan Pass)TonkinGuangxi

A. S. Popov makes the first radio signal transmission in history.

Alexander Stepanovich Popov

Mayor of New York City Robert Anderson Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground "Rapid Transit Railroad" that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Robert Anderson Van WyckNew York City SubwayManhattanBrooklyn

The first issue of the Georgian Bolshevik newspaper Dro is published.

Georgia (country)BolshevikDro (Georgian newspaper)

The 1921 Women's Olympiad begins in Monte Carlo, first international women's sports event

1921 Women's OlympiadWomen's sports

Nanking Incident: Foreign warships bombard Nanjing, China, in defense of the foreign citizens within the city.

Nanking IncidentNanjing

United States Congress passes the Tydings-McDuffie Act, allowing the Philippines to become a self-governing commonwealth.

United States CongressTydings-McDuffie ActPhilippinesCommonwealth of the Philippines

Ardeatine massacre: German troops murder 335 Italian civilians in Rome.

Ardeatine massacreNazi Germany

World War II: In an event later dramatized in the movie The Great Escape, 76 Allied prisoners of war begin breaking out of the German camp Stalag Luft III.

World War IIThe Great Escape (film)Allies of World War IIStalag Luft III

A British Cabinet Mission arrives in India to discuss and plan for the transfer of power from the British Raj to Indian leadership.

1946 Cabinet Mission to IndiaBritish Raj

Rock 'n' roll teen idol Elvis Presley is drafted in the U.S. Army.

Elvis Presley

Quebec Board of the French Language is established.

Office québécois de la langue française

Images from the Ranger 9 lunar probe are broadcast live on network television.

Ranger 9