Servius Tullius, the king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victory over the Etruscans.

Servius TulliusAncient RomeRoman triumphVictoryEtruscans

First recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.

PerihelionHalley's Comet

Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo, Spain, back from the Moors.

Alfonso VI of CastileToledo, SpainMoors

Henry the Navigator is appointed governor of the Order of Christ.

Henry the NavigatorOrder of Christ (Portugal)

The Diet of Worms ends when Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, issues the Edict of Worms, declaring Martin Luther an outlaw.

Diet of WormsCharles V, Holy Roman EmperorEdict of WormsMartin LutherOutlaw

Ming general Wu Sangui forms an alliance with the invading Manchus and opens the gates of the Great Wall of China at Shanhaiguan pass, letting the Manchus through towards the capital Beijing.

Ming dynastyWu SanguiManchusGreat Wall of ChinaShanhai Pass

Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector of England following the restoration of the Long Parliament, beginning a second brief period of the republican government called the Commonwealth of England.

Richard CromwellLord Protectorwikt:restorationLong ParliamentRepublicanism

Charles II lands at Dover at the invitation of the Convention Parliament (England), which marks the end of the Cromwell-proclaimed Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland and begins the Restoration (1660) of the British monarchy.

Charles II of EnglandConvention Parliament (England)CromwellCommonwealth of England, Scotland and IrelandRestoration (1660)

A treaty between Pennsylvania and Maryland ends the Conojocular War with settlement of a boundary dispute and exchange of prisoners.

PennsylvaniaMarylandCresap's WarTerritorial disputePrisoner of war

The United States Constitutional Convention formally convenes in Philadelphia, when a quorum of seven states is secured.

Constitutional Convention (United States)

United Irishmen Rebellion: Battle of Carlow begins; executions of suspected rebels at Carnew and at Dunlavin Green take place.

Irish Rebellion of 1798Battle of CarlowCarnew executionsDunlavin Green executions

Chuquisaca Revolution: Patriot revolt in Chuquisaca (modern day Sucre) against the Spanish Empire, sparking the Latin American wars of independence.

Chuquisaca RevolutionPatriot (Spanish American Independence)SucreSpanish EmpireLatin American wars of independence

May Revolution: citizens of Buenos Aires expel Viceroy Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros during the May week, starting the Argentine War of Independence.

May RevolutionBuenos AiresViceroyalty of the Río de la PlataBaltasar Hidalgo de CisnerosMay Revolution

The Argentine Constitution of 1819 is promulgated.

Argentine Constitution of 1819Promulgation

The Chilean Constitution of 1833 is promulgated.

Chilean Constitution of 1833

The Rebels of Lower Canada (Quebec) rebel against the British for governmental reforms.

Rebellions of 1837Lower CanadaQuebecResponsible government

In Mobile, Alabama, around 300 people are killed when an ordnance depot explodes.

Mobile, AlabamaMobile magazine explosion

Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore opens at the Opera Comique in London.

Gilbert and SullivanComic operaH.M.S. PinaforeOpera Comique

Playwright, poet, and novelist Oscar Wilde is convicted of "committing acts of gross indecency with other male persons" and sentenced to serve two years in prison.

Oscar WildeLabouchere AmendmentHomosexuality

The Republic of Formosa is formed, with Tang Ching-sung as its president.

Republic of FormosaTang Ching-sungList of rulers of Taiwan

The House of Commons of the United Kingdom passes the Home Rule Bill for devolution in Ireland.

House of Commons of the United KingdomHome Rule Act 1914Devolution

Scopes Trial: John T. Scopes is indicted for teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution in Tennessee.

Scopes TrialJohn T. ScopesCharles DarwinEvolution

Sholom Schwartzbard assassinates Symon Petliura, the head of the government of the Ukrainian People's Republic, which is in government-in-exile in Paris.

Sholom SchwartzbardSymon PetliuraUkrainian People's RepublicExile

Jesse Owens of Ohio State University breaks three world records and ties a fourth at the Big Ten Conference Track and Field Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Jesse OwensOhio State UniversityBig Ten ConferenceTrack and fieldAnn Arbor, Michigan

Spanish Civil War: The bombing of Alicante kills 313 people.

Spanish Civil WarAlicante

World War II: The German 2nd Panzer Division captures the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer; the surrender of the last French and British troops marks the end of the Battle of Boulogne.

World War II2nd Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)Boulogne-sur-MerBattle of Boulogne (1940)

The parliament of Transjordan makes Abdullah I of Jordan their Emir.

JordanAbdullah I of Jordan

At the Nevada Test Site, the United States conducts its first and only nuclear artillery test.

Nevada Test SiteNuclear artillery

The first public television station in the United States officially begins broadcasting as KUHT from the campus of the University of Houston.

Public broadcastingKUHTUniversity of Houston

In the United States, a night-time F5 tornado strikes the small city of Udall, Kansas, killing 80 and injuring 273. It is the deadliest tornado to ever occur in the state and the 23rd deadliest in the U.S.

Fujita scaleTornadoUdall, Kansas