1512: Battle of Ravenna: French forces under Gaston de Foix defeat the Holy League in a major battle of the Italian Wars 1783: Hostilities formally cease in the American Revolutionary War after the Continental Congress proclaims the “Cessation of Arms” against His Britannic Majesty [1] 1814: Napoléon Bonaparte abdicates unconditionally and is exiled to the […]
1407: Lama Deshin Shekpa visits the Ming Dynasty capital at Nanjing and is awarded the title Great Treasure Prince of Dharma 1516: Venice compels Jews to live in a specific area, establishing the first Jewish ghetto The massive Mount Tambora volcanic eruptionEruption of Mount Tambora 1815: Mount Tambora in the Dutch East Indies experiences a […]
1483: Edward V (aged 12) succeeds his father Edward IV as king of England. He is never crowned, and disappears presumed murdered, after incarceration in the Tower of London with his younger brother Richard (the “Princes in the Tower”) 1731: British mariner Robert Jenkins’ ear is cut off by Spanish Guarde Costa in the Caribbean, […]
1767: Ayutthaya kingdom in present-day Thailand falls to Burmese invaders 1820: The famous ancient Greek statue, Venus de Milo is discovered on the Aegean island of Milos 1886: William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons. 1898: Battle of Atbara River: Anglo-Egyptian forces defeat 15,000 Sudanese during […]
30: Scholars estimate for the crucifixion of Jesus by Roman troops in Jerusalem [or April 3] 529: First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis or the Justinian Code (a fundamental work in jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I 1948: World Health Organization is formed by the United Nations 1954: US President Dwight D. […]
46 BC: Battle of Thapsus: Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato (Cato the Younger) near Thapsus in modern-day Tunisia 1453: Turkish forces under Sultan Mehmed II begin the siege of the Byzantine Empire’s capital, Constantinople (now Istanbul), which falls on May 29 1652: Cape Colony, the first European settlement in South […]
1242: Battle on the Ice: Russian Prince of Novgorod Alexander Nevsky defeats the Teutonic Knights on the frozen Lake Peipus between Estonia and Russia 1722: Dutch navigator Jacob Roggeveen is the first European to discover Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, in the southeastern Pacific Ocean 1818: Battle of Maipú: Chile’s independence movement, led […]
1581: Francis Drake is knighted by Queen Elizabeth I aboard his galleon, the “Golden Hind” at Deptford, England 1655: Battle of Porto Farina: English fleet defeats Barbary pirates in Tunis 1789: First US Congress begins regular sessions during George Washington’s presidency at Federal Hall, NYC (ends 1791) 1949: The North Atlantic Treaty is signed in […]
1367: An alliance of King Peter of Castile, Edward the Black Prince and John of Gaunt of England, Aquitaine, Majorca and Navarra defeats Count Henry of Castile in the Battle of Navarrete, fought near Nájera in La Rioja, Castile 1645: English Long Parliament passes the Self-Denying Ordinance, limiting regional armies, significant step toward New Model […]
1513: Explorer Juan Ponce de León claims Florida for Spain as the first known European to reach Florida 1792: The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint and authorizing the $10 Eagle, $5 half-Eagle & 2.50 quarter-Eagle gold coins & silver dollar, ½ dollar, quarter, dime & half-dime 1801: Napoleonic Wars: The British […]
