Deposed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, considered the originator of Nestorianism, is exiled by Roman Emperor Theodosius II to a monastery in Egypt.

Ecumenical Patriarch of ConstantinopleNestoriusNestorianismList of Byzantine emperorsTheodosius II

Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu: Louis III of France defeats the Vikings, an event celebrated in the poem Ludwigslied.

Battle of Saucourt-en-VimeuLouis III of FranceVikingsLudwigslied

Battle of Eisenach: An invading Hungarian force defeats an East Frankish army under Duke Burchard of Thuringia.

Battle of Eisenach (908)Principality of HungaryEast FranciaBurchard, Duke of ThuringiaThuringia

Olaf II of Norway is canonized as Saint Olaf by Grimketel, the English Bishop of Selsey.

Olaf II of NorwayGrimketelBishop of Selsey

Frederik van Lotharingen elected as first Belgian Pope Stephen IX.

Pope Stephen IX

The Siege of Algeciras commences during the Spanish Reconquista.

Siege of Algeciras (1342-44)Reconquista

Christopher Columbus sets sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain.

Christopher ColumbusPalos de la Frontera

The first known letter from North America is sent by John Rut while at St. John's, Newfoundland.

John RutSt. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Long War: Austria captures Transylvania in the Battle of Goroszló.

Long Turkish WarHabsburg MonarchyTransylvaniaBattle of Goroszló

Thirty Years' War: The Second Battle of Nördlingen sees French forces defeating those of the Holy Roman Empire.

Thirty Years' WarBattle of Nördlingen (1645)Holy Roman Empire

Robert LaSalle builds the Le Griffon, the first known ship built on the Great Lakes.

René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La SalleLe GriffonGreat Lakes

The theatre La Scala in Milan is inaugurated with the première of Antonio Salieri's Europa riconosciuta.

La Scala

Treaty of Greenville is signed, ending the Northwest Indian War in the Ohio Country.

Treaty of GreenvilleNorthwest Indian WarOhio Country

First ascent of Jungfrau, third highest summit in the Bernese Alps by brothers Johann Rudolf and Hieronymus Meyer.

JungfrauBernese Alps

Harvard University wins the first Boat Race between Yale University and Harvard. The race is also the first American intercollegiate athletic event

Harvard UniversityHarvard-Yale RegattaYale University

The American Dental Association is founded in Niagara Falls, New York.

American Dental AssociationNiagara Falls, New York

The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded.

Firestone Tire and Rubber Company

Macedonian rebels in Kruševo proclaim the Kruševo Republic, which exists only for ten days before Ottoman Turks lay waste to the town.

Internal Macedonian Revolutionary OrganizationKruševoKruševo RepublicOttoman Empire

Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis fines Standard Oil of Indiana a record $29.4 million for illegal rebating to freight carriers; the conviction and fine are later reversed on appeal.

Kenesaw Mountain LandisAmoco

World War I: Germany declares war against France, while Romania declares its neutrality.

World War IRomania during World War I

Major League Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis confirms the ban of the eight Chicago Black Sox, the day after they were acquitted by a Chicago court.

Commissioner of BaseballKenesaw Mountain LandisBlack Sox Scandal

Jesse Owens wins the 100 metre dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics.

Jesse OwensRalph Metcalfe1936 Summer Olympics

A fire wipes out Kursha-2 in the Meshchera Lowlands, Ryazan Oblast, Russia, killing 1,200 and leaving only 20 survivors.

Kursha-2Meshchera LowlandsRyazan OblastRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic

World War II: Italian forces begin the invasion of British Somaliland.

World War IIKingdom of ItalyItalian conquest of British Somaliland

Santa Claus Land, the world's first themed amusement park, opens in Santa Claus, Indiana, United States.

Holiday World & Splashin' SafariAmusement parkSanta Claus, Indiana

Whittaker Chambers accuses Alger Hiss of being a communist and a spy for the Soviet Union.

Whittaker ChambersAlger HissCommunismEspionageSoviet Union

The Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League finalize the merger, that would create the National Basketball Association

Basketball Association of AmericaNational Basketball League (United States)National Basketball Association

US Nuclear submarine, Nautiluss, the first submarine to complete a submerged transit of the North Pole.

Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats the Dalmatae on the river Bosna

Roman EmpireGeneral officerTiberiusDalmataeBosna (river)

Fires resulting from the destruction of the Second Temple are extinguished.

Second Temple