Battle of Clavijo: The Apostle Saint James the Greater is said to have miraculously appeared to a force of outnumbered Asturians and aided them against the forces of the Emir of Cordoba.

Battle of ClavijoApostleJames, son of ZebedeeKingdom of AsturiasEmirate of Córdoba

Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to raise the Siege of Compiègne.

Joan of ArcDuchy of BurgundySiege of Compiègne

Girolamo Savonarola is burned at the stake in Florence, Italy.

Girolamo SavonarolaFlorence

The marriage of King Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon is declared null and void.

List of English monarchsHenry VIII of EnglandCatherine of Aragon

Dutch rebels led by Louis of Nassau, defeat Jean de Ligne, Duke of Arenberg, and his loyalist troops in the Battle of Heiligerlee, opening the Eighty Years' War.

Louis of NassauJean de Ligne, Duke of ArenbergBattle of Heiligerlee (1568)Eighty Years' War

Official ratification of the Second Virginia Charter takes place.

Second Virginia Charter

The Second Defenestration of Prague precipitates the Thirty Years' War.

Defenestrations of PragueThirty Years' War

After being convicted of piracy and of murdering William Moore, Captain William Kidd is hanged in London.

PiracyWilliam Kidd

John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, defeats a French army under Marshal François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy in the Battle of Ramillies.

John Churchill, 1st Duke of MarlboroughMarshal of FranceFrançois de Neufville, duc de VilleroyBattle of Ramillies

South Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution as the eighth American state.

South CarolinaUnited States Constitution

Battle of Famars during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition.

Battle of FamarsFlanders CampaignWar of the First Coalition

Accordion patent granted to Cyrill Demian in Vienna, Austrian Empire.

AccordionCyrill DemianViennaAustrian Empire

Declaration of the Báb the evening before the 23rd: A merchant of Shiraz announces that he is a Prophet and founds a religious movement that would later be brutally crushed by the Persian government. He is considered to be a forerunner of the Bahá'í Faith; Bahá'ís celebrate the day as a holy day.

BábBahá'í Faith

Mexican-American War: President Mariano Paredes of Mexico unofficially declares war on the United States.

Mexican-American WarMariano Paredes (President of Mexico)

The Canadian Parliament establishes the North-West Mounted Police, the forerunner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

North-West Mounted PoliceRoyal Canadian Mounted Police

American Civil War: Sergeant William Harvey Carney is awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Assault on the Battery Wagner in 1863.

American Civil WarWilliam Harvey CarneyMedal of HonorAssault on the Battery Wagner

The unicameral Parliament of Finland gathers for its first plenary session.

UnicameralismParliament of Finland

The New York Public Library is dedicated.

New York Public Library

World War I: Italy joins the Allies, fulfilling its part of the Treaty of London.

World War IAllies of World War ITreaty of London (1915)

In Brazil, four students are shot and killed during a manifestation against the Brazilian dictator Getúlio Vargas, which resulted in the outbreak of the Constitutionalist Revolution several weeks later.

BrazilGetúlio VargasConstitutionalist Revolution

Infamous American bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde are ambushed by police and killed in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.

Bank robberyBonnie and ClydeBienville Parish, Louisiana

The Auto-Lite strike culminates in the "Battle of Toledo", a five-day melée between 1,300 troops of the Ohio National Guard and 6,000 picketers.

Auto-Lite strikeOhio National Guard

The U.S. Navy submarine USS Squalus sinks off the coast of New Hampshire during a test dive, causing the death of 24 sailors and two civilian technicians. The remaining 32 sailors and one civilian naval architect are rescued the following day.

United States NavySubmarineUSS Sailfish (SS-192)New Hampshire

World War II: Heinrich Himmler, head of the Schutzstaffel, commits suicide while in Allied custody.

World War IIHeinrich HimmlerSchutzstaffelAllies of World War II

World War II: The Flensburg Government under Reichspräsident Karl Dönitz is dissolved when its members are captured and arrested by British forces.

Flensburg GovernmentPresident of Germany (1919-45)Karl Dönitz

Thomas C. Wasson, the US Consul-General, is assassinated in Jerusalem, Israel.

Thomas C. WassonJerusalemIsrael

The Federal Republic of Germany is established and the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany is proclaimed.

West GermanyBasic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany

Tibetans sign the Seventeen Point Agreement for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet with China.

TibetSeventeen Point Agreement for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet

A tsunami killed 61 people in Hilo, Hawaii.

TsunamiHilo, Hawaii

Italy's most prominent anti-mafia judge Giovanni Falcone, his wife and three body guards are killed by the Corleonesi clan with a half-ton bomb near Capaci, Sicily. His friend and colleague Paolo Borsellino will be assassinated less than two months later, making 1992 a turning point in the history of Italian Mafia prosecutions.

Giovanni FalconeCorleonesiCapaciSicilyPaolo Borsellino