Emperor Theodosius II marries Aelia Eudocia. The wedding was celebrated at Constantinople (Byzantine Empire).

Theodosius IIAelia EudociaWeddingIstanbulByzantine Empire

Pope John VIII recognizes the Duchy of Croatia under duke Branimir as an independent state.

Pope John VIIIDuchy of CroatiaBranimir of Croatia

First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins.

First CrusadeSiege of Jerusalem (1099)

Troops of the Republic of Venice capture Udine, ending the independence of the Patria del Friuli.

Republic of VeniceUdinePatria del Friuli

Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas which divides the New World between the two countries.

Treaty of TordesillasNew World

The Petition of Right, a major English constitutional document, is granted the Royal Assent by Charles I and becomes law.

Petition of RightFundamental Laws of EnglandRoyal AssentCharles I of England

Louis XIV is crowned King of France.

Louis XIV of FranceKingdom of France

Port Royal, Jamaica, is hit by a catastrophic earthquake; in just three minutes, 1,600 people are killed and 3,000 are seriously injured.

Port Royal, Jamaica1692 Jamaica earthquake

Richard Henry Lee presents the "Lee Resolution" to the Continental Congress. The motion is seconded by John Adams and will lead to the United States Declaration of Independence.

Richard Henry LeeLee ResolutionContinental CongressJohn AdamsUnited States Declaration of Independence

French Revolution: Day of the Tiles: Civilians in Grenoble toss roof tiles and various objects down upon royal troops.

French RevolutionDay of the TilesGrenoble

David Thompson reaches the mouth of the Saskatchewan River in Manitoba.

David Thompson (explorer)Saskatchewan RiverManitoba

The newspaper Gazeta de Buenos Ayres is first published in Argentina.

Gazeta de Buenos Ayres

Asian cholera reaches Quebec, brought by Irish immigrants, and kills about 6,000 people in Lower Canada.

1829-51 cholera pandemicQuebecIrish CanadianLower Canada

The United States and the United Kingdom agree in the Lyons-Seward Treaty to suppress the African slave trade.

Lyons-Seward Treaty of 1862Atlantic slave trade

During the French intervention in Mexico, Mexico City is captured by French troops.

French intervention in MexicoSecond French Empire

One thousand eight hundred Fenian raiders are repelled back to the United States after looting and plundering the Saint-Armand and Frelighsburg areas of Quebec.

FenianSaint-Armand, QuebecFrelighsburg, QuebecQuebec

War of the Pacific: The Battle of Arica, the assault and capture of Morro de Arica (Arica Cape), ends the Campaña del Desierto (Desert Campaign).

War of the PacificBattle of AricaMorro de Arica

Homer Plessy is arrested for refusing to leave his seat in the "whites-only" car of a train; he lost the resulting court case, Plessy v. Ferguson.

Homer PlessyPlessy v. Ferguson

American Temperance crusader Carrie Nation begins her campaign of vandalizing alcohol-serving establishments by destroying the inventory in a saloon in Kiowa, Kansas.

Temperance movement in the United StatesCarrie NationVandalismKiowa, Kansas

Norway's parliament dissolves its union with Sweden. The vote was confirmed by a national plebiscite on August 13 of that year.

Dissolution of the union between Norway and SwedenUnion between Sweden and NorwayPlebisciteAugust 13

Cunard Line's RMS Lusitania is launched from the John Brown Shipyard, Glasgow (Clydebank), Scotland.

Cunard LineRMS LusitaniaJohn Brown ShipyardGlasgowClydebank

World War I: Battle of Messines: Allied soldiers detonate a series of mines underneath German trenches at Messines Ridge, killing 10,000 German troops.

Battle of Messines (1917)Mines in the Battle of Messines (1917)

Sette Giugno: Nationalist riots break out in Valletta, the capital of Malta. British soldiers fire into the crowd, killing four people.

Sette GiugnoVallettaMalta

The Lateran Treaty is ratified, bringing Vatican City into existence.

Lateran TreatyVatican City

The Douglas DC-4E makes its first test flight.

Douglas DC-4E

Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Nationalist government creates the 1938 Yellow River flood to halt Japanese forces. Five hundred to nine hundred thousand civilians are killed.

Second Sino-Japanese WarKuomintang1938 Yellow River floodImperial Japanese Army

King Haakon VII, Crown Prince Olav and the Norwegian government leave Tromsø and goes into exile in London. They return exactly five years later

Haakon VII of NorwayOlav V of NorwayTromsø

World War II: The Battle of Midway ends in American victory.

Battle of Midway

World War II: Aleutian Islands Campaign: Imperial Japanese soldiers begin occupying the American islands of Attu and Kiska, in the Aleutian Islands off Alaska.

Aleutian Islands CampaignEmpire of JapanAttu IslandKiskaAleutian Islands

World War II: The steamer Danae, carrying 350 Cretan Jews and 250 Cretan partisans, is sunk without survivors off the shore of Santorini.

CreteSantorini