Battle of Marj Rahit: Umayyad partisans defeat the supporters of Ibn al-Zubayr and cement Umayyad control of Syria.

Battle of Marj Rahit (684)UmayyadIbn al-ZubayrAl-Sham

The Battle of Mons-en-Pévèle is fought to a draw between the French army and the Flemish militias.

Battle of Mons-en-PévèleKingdom of FranceCounty of Flanders

The Siege of Málaga ends with the taking of the city by Castilian and Aragonese forces.

Siege of Málaga (1487)Kingdom of CastileKingdom of Aragon

Marriage in Paris, France, of the Huguenot King Henry III of Navarre to Margaret of Valois, in a supposed attempt to reconcile Protestants and Catholics.

HuguenotHenry IV of FranceMargaret of ValoisProtestantismCatholic Church

Virginia Dare, granddaughter of Governor John White of the Colony of Roanoke, becomes the first English child born in the Americas.

Virginia DareJohn White (colonist and artist)Roanoke Colony

John White, the governor of the Roanoke Colony, returns from a supply trip to England and finds his settlement deserted.

John White (colonist and artist)Roanoke Colony

The trial of the Pendle witches, one of England's most famous witch trials, begins at Lancaster Assizes.

Pendle witchesLancaster, LancashireAssizes

Urbain Grandier, accused and convicted of sorcery, is burned alive in Loudun, France.

Urbain GrandierLoudun

A huge fireball meteor is seen across Great Britain as it passes over the east coast.

1783 Great Meteor

The Wilkes Expedition, which would explore the Puget Sound and Antarctica, weighs anchor at Hampton Roads.

United States Exploring ExpeditionPuget SoundHampton Roads

Camila O'Gorman and Ladislao Gutierrez are executed on the orders of Argentine dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas.

Camila O'GormanJuan Manuel de Rosas

American Civil War: Battle of Globe Tavern: Union forces try to cut a vital Confederate supply-line into Petersburg, Virginia, by attacking the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad.

American Civil WarBattle of Globe TavernUnion (American Civil War)Confederate States of AmericaPetersburg, Virginia

French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers helium.

AstronomyPierre JanssenTimeline of chemical element discoveriesHelium

Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Gravelotte is fought.

Franco-Prussian WarBattle of Gravelotte

Major hurricane strikes Martinique, leaving 700 dead.

1891 Martinique hurricaneMartinique

German engineer Karl Jatho allegedly flies his self-made, motored gliding airplane four months before the first flight of the Wright brothers.

Karl JathoAirplaneWright brothers

A Great Fire in Thessaloniki, Greece destroys 32% of the city leaving 70,000 individuals homeless.

Great Thessaloniki Fire of 1917Thessaloniki

The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage.

Nineteenth Amendment to the United States ConstitutionSuffrage

The Thousand Islands Bridge, connecting New York, United States with Ontario, Canada over the Saint Lawrence River, is dedicated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Thousand Islands BridgeOntarioSaint Lawrence RiverFranklin D. Roosevelt

World War II: The Hardest Day air battle, part of the Battle of Britain. At that point, the largest aerial engagement in history with heavy losses sustained on both sides.

The Hardest DayBattle of Britain

Sukarno takes office as the first president of Indonesia, following the country's declaration of independence the previous day.

SukarnoList of Presidents of Indonesia

Julien Lahaut, the chairman of the Communist Party of Belgium is assassinated by far-right elements.

Julien LahautCommunist Party of Belgium

Vladimir Nabokov's controversial novel Lolita is published in the United States.

Vladimir NabokovLolita

Brojen Das from Bangladesh swims across the English Channel in a competition, as the first Bengali and the first Asian to do so. He came first among 39 competitors.

Brojen DasBangladeshEnglish ChannelBengalis

Civil Rights Movement: James Meredith becomes the first African American to graduate from the University of Mississippi.

Civil Rights MovementJames MeredithUniversity of Mississippi

Vietnam War: Operation Starlite begins: United States Marines destroy a Viet Cong stronghold on the Van Tuong peninsula in the first major American ground battle of the war.

Vietnam WarOperation StarliteUnited States Marine CorpsViet Cong

Vietnam War: The Battle of Long Tan ensues after a patrol from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment clashes with a Viet Cong force in Phước Tuy Province.

Battle of Long Tan6th Battalion, Royal Australian RegimentViet CongPhước Tuy Province

Vietnam War: Australia and New Zealand decide to withdraw their troops from Vietnam.

Vietnam

In the Korean Demilitarized Zone at Panmunjom, the Axe murder incident results in the death of two US soldiers.

Korean Demilitarized ZonePanmunjomAxe murder incident

Steve Biko is arrested at a police roadblock under the Terrorism Act No. 83 of 1967 in King William's Town, South Africa. He later dies from injuries sustained during this arrest bringing attention to South Africa's apartheid policies.

Steve BikoKing William's TownApartheid