Lý Anh Tông is enthroned as emperor of Vietnam at the age of two, beginning a 37-year reign.

Lý Anh TôngVietnam

Publication of the Catholicon, written in 1464 by Jehan Lagadeuc in Tréguier; this is the first Breton dictionary as well as the first French dictionary.

Catholicon (trilingual dictionary)TréguierBreton language

Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes is arrested.

Gunpowder PlotGuy Fawkes

William III of England lands with a Dutch fleet at Brixham.

William III of EnglandBrixham

Seven Years' War: Frederick the Great defeats the allied armies of France and the Holy Roman Empire at the Battle of Rossbach.

Seven Years' WarFrederick the GreatHoly Roman EmpireBattle of Rossbach

Treaty of Fort Stanwix, the purpose of which is to adjust the boundary line between Indian lands and white settlements set forth in the Royal Proclamation of 1763 in the Thirteen Colonies.

Treaty of Fort StanwixRoyal Proclamation of 1763Thirteen Colonies

French-American forces under Colonel LaBalme are defeated by Miami Chief Little Turtle.

Augustin de La BalmeLittle Turtle

Salvadoran priest José Matías Delgado, rings the bells of La Merced church in San Salvador, calling for insurrection and launching the 1811 Independence Movement.

José Matías DelgadoSan Salvador1811 Independence Movement

Greek War of Independence: The French Morea expedition to recapture Morea (now the Peloponnese) ends when the last Ottoman forces depart the peninsula.

Greek War of IndependenceMorea expeditionPeloponnese

Nat Turner, American slave leader, is tried, convicted, and sentenced to death in Virginia.

Nat TurnerVirginia

American Civil War: Abraham Lincoln removes George B. McClellan as commander of the Army of the Potomac.

American Civil WarAbraham LincolnGeorge B. McClellanArmy of the Potomac

American Indian Wars: In Minnesota, 303 Dakota warriors are found guilty of rape and murder of whites and are sentenced to hang. 38 are ultimately executed and the others reprieved.

American Indian WarsMinnesotaDakota people

Women's suffrage in the United States: In defiance of the law, suffragist Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time, and is later fined $100.

Women's suffrage in the United StatesSusan B. Anthony

George B. Selden is granted the first U.S. patent for an automobile.

George B. SeldenPatent

Filipinos on Negros Island revolt against Spanish rule and establish the short-lived Republic of Negros.

Negros IslandNegros RevolutionRepublic of Negros

After declaring war on the Ottoman Empire on September 29, 1911, Italy annexes Tripoli and Cyrenaica.

Ottoman EmpireSeptember 29TripoliCyrenaica

King Otto of Bavaria is deposed by his cousin, Prince Regent Ludwig, who assumes the title Ludwig III.

Otto of BavariaLudwig III of Bavaria

World War I: France and the British Empire declare war on the Ottoman Empire.

French Third RepublicBritish EmpireOttoman Empire

The Kingdom of Poland is proclaimed by the Act of 5th November of the emperors of Germany and Austria-Hungary.

Kingdom of Poland (1916-18)Act of 5th NovemberAustria-Hungary

The Everett massacre takes place in Everett, Washington as political differences lead to a shoot-out between the Industrial Workers of the World organizers and local police.

Everett massacreEverett, WashingtonIndustrial Workers of the World

October Revolution: In Tallinn, Estonia, Communist leader Jaan Anvelt leads revolutionaries in overthrowing the Provisional Government (As Estonia and Russia are still using the Julian calendar, subsequent period references show an October 23 date).

October RevolutionTallinnEstoniaCommunistJaan Anvelt

Tikhon is elected the Patriarch of Moscow and of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Patriarch Tikhon of MoscowPatriarch of MoscowRussian Orthodox Church

Secret agent Sidney Reilly, the first "super-spy" of the 20th century, is executed by the OGPU, the secret police of the Soviet Union.

Secret agentSidney ReillyState Political DirectorateSecret policeSoviet Union

World War II: The British armed merchant cruiser, HMS Jervis Bay, is sunk by the German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer.

Armed merchant cruiserHMS Jervis BayPocket battleshipGerman pocket battleship Admiral Scheer

Franklin D. Roosevelt is the first and only President of the United States to be elected to a third term.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

World War II: Bombing of the Vatican.

Bombing of the Vatican

Korean War: British and Australian forces from the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade successfully halted the advancing Chinese 117th Division during the Battle of Pakchon.

Korean War27th British Commonwealth Brigade117th Division (People's Republic of China)Battle of Pakchon

After being destroyed in World War II, the rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopens with a performance of Beethoven's Fidelio.

Vienna State OperaLudwig van BeethovenFidelio

The Military Assistance Command, Vietnam reports the lowest weekly American soldier death toll in five years (24).

Military Assistance Command, Vietnam

Byford Dolphin diving bell accident kills five and leaves one severely injured.

Byford DolphinDiving bell