509 BC: Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on Rome’s Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the Ides of September

335: Church of the Holy Sepulchre is consecrated in Jerusalem

1224: Francis of Assisi is afflicted with stigmata after a vision while praying on Mount La Verna

1501: Michelangelo begins work on his statue of David, a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture

1782: The Grand Assault on Gibraltar by the allied French and Spanish fleets, including ten floating batteries and land forces, is heavily defeated by the British garrison, with all floating batteries destroyed and allied casualties of 1,473 compared to only 83 for the British

1845: English chemist Michael Faraday discovers the “Faraday effect,” the influence of a magnetic field on polarized light

1847: Battle of Chapultepec: American forces capture Chapultepec Castle during the Mexican–American War, allowing US General Winfield Scott to take Mexico City

1993: Public unveiling of the Oslo Accords, an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement initiated by Norway, signed by Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Shimon Peres and PLO official Mahmoud Abbas

Source: Onthisday.com