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Balçova police station shooting: 4 people, including the perpetrator are killed an attack on a police station in Turkey.

2025

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A magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes Morocco, killing nearly 3,000 people and damaging historic sites in Marrakesh.

2023

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The 2023 Rugby World Cup, the tenth men's Rugby World Cup is held in France. The opening ceremony, directed and written by Jean Dujardin, Olivier Ferracci and Nora Matthey, took place at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, before the opening match between France and New Zealand, which saw the host nation winning 27 to 13.

2023

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Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom dies at Balmoral Castle in Scotland after reigning for 70 years. Her son Charles, Prince of Wales, ascends the throne upon her death as Charles III.

2022

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Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announce the beginning of the Deir ez-Zor campaign, with the stated aim of eliminating the Islamic State (IS) from all areas north and east of the Euphrates.

2017

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NASA launches OSIRIS-REx, its first asteroid sample return mission. The probe visited 101955 Bennu and returned with samples in September 2023.

2016

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Two Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft from EMERCOM land at a disaster aid staging area at Little Rock Air Force Base; the first time Russia has flown such a mission to North America.

2005

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NASA's uncrewed spacecraft Genesis crash-lands when its parachute fails to open.

2004

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NASA launches Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-106 to resupply the International Space Station.

2000

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USAir Flight 427, on approach to Pittsburgh International Airport, suddenly crashes in clear weather killing all 132 aboard, resulting in the most extensive aviation investigation in world history and altering manufacturing practices in the industry.

1994

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Partnair Flight 394 dives into the North Sea, killing 55 people. The investigation showed that the tail of the plane vibrated loose in flight due to sub-standard connecting bolts that had been fraudulently sold as aircraft-grade.

1989

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Yellowstone National Park is closed for the first time in U.S. history due to ongoing fires.

1988

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Nicholas Daniloff, a correspondent for U.S. News & World Report, is indicted on charges of espionage by the Soviet Union.

1986

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Black Friday, a massacre by soldiers against protesters in Tehran, results in 88 deaths, it marks the beginning of the end of the monarchy in Iran.

1978

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Gays in the military: US Air Force Tech Sergeant Leonard Matlovich, a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War, appears in his Air Force uniform on the cover of Time magazine with the headline "I Am A Homosexual". He is given a general discharge, later upgraded to honorable.

1975

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Watergate scandal: US President Gerald Ford signs the pardon of Richard Nixon for any crimes Nixon may have committed while in office.

1974

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World Airways Flight 802 crashes into Mount Dutton in King Cove, Alaska, killing six people.

1973

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In Washington, D.C., the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is inaugurated, with the opening feature being the premiere of Leonard Bernstein's Mass.

1971

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Trans International Airlines Flight 863 crashes during takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, killing all 11 aboard.

1970

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The landmark American science fiction television series Star Trek premieres with its first-aired episode, "The Man Trap".

1966

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Last run of the famous Pines Express over the Somerset and Dorset Railway line (UK) fittingly using the last steam locomotive built by British Railways, BR Standard Class 9F 92220 Evening Star.

1962

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In Huntsville, Alabama, US President Dwight D. Eisenhower formally dedicates the Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA had already activated the facility on July 1).

1960

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The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) is established.

1954

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The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation makes its first televised broadcast on the second escape of the Boyd Gang.

1952

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The flag of North Korea is adopted with the passing of the country's first constitution by the Supreme People's Assembly.

1948

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A referendum abolishes the monarchy in Bulgaria.

1946

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The division of Korea begins when United States troops arrive to partition the southern part of Korea in response to Soviet troops occupying the northern part of the peninsula a month earlier.

1945

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World War II: London is hit by a V-2 rocket for the first time.

1944

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World War II: The Armistice of Cassibile is proclaimed by radio. OB Süd immediately implements plans to disarm the Italian forces.

1943

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World War II: German forces begin the Siege of Leningrad.

1941

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US Senator from Louisiana Huey Long is fatally shot in the Louisiana State Capitol building.

1935

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Off the New Jersey coast, a fire aboard the passenger liner SS Morro Castle kills 137 people.

1934

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Ghazi bin Faisal became King of Iraq.

1933

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Germany is admitted to the League of Nations.

1926

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Rif War: Spanish forces including troops from the Foreign Legion under Colonel Francisco Franco landing at Al Hoceima, Morocco.

1925

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Honda Point disaster: Nine US Navy destroyers run aground off the California coast. Seven are lost, and twenty-three sailors killed.

1923

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Margaret Gorman, a 16-year-old, wins the Atlantic City Pageant's Golden Mermaid trophy; pageant officials later dubbed her the first Miss America.

1921

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In a bid to prove that women were capable of serving as military dispatch riders, Augusta and Adeline Van Buren arrive in Los Angeles, completing a 60-day, 5,500 mile cross-country trip on motorcycles.

1916

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World War I: Private Thomas Highgate becomes the first British soldier to be executed for desertion during the war.

1914

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The 7.2 Mw Calabria earthquake shakes southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 557 and 2,500 people.

1905

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Galveston hurricane: A powerful hurricane hits Galveston, Texas killing about 8,000 people.

1900

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Seven hundred Greek civilians, 17 British guards and the British Consul of Crete are killed by a Turkish mob.

1898

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The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited.

1892

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Isaac Peral's submarine is first tested.

1888

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The Great Herding (Spanish: El Gran Arreo) begins with thousands of sheep being herded from the Argentine outpost of Fortín Conesa to Santa Cruz near the Strait of Magellan.

1888

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In London, the body of Jack the Ripper's second murder victim, Annie Chapman, is found.

1888

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In England, the first six Football League matches are played.

1888

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The Northern Pacific Railway (reporting mark NP) was completed in a ceremony at Gold Creek, Montana. Former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in an event attended by rail and political luminaries.

1883

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American Civil War: In the Second Battle of Sabine Pass, a small Confederate force thwarts a Union invasion of Texas.

1863

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Millennium of Russia monument is unveiled in Novgorod.

1862

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The steamship PS Lady Elgin sinks on Lake Michigan, with the loss of around 300 lives.

1860

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Crimean War: The French assault the tower of Malakoff, leading to the capture of Sevastopol.

1855

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William IV and Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

1831

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November uprising: The Battle of Warsaw effectively ends the Polish insurrection.

1831

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1819 Balloon riot occurred at Vauxhall Garden in Philadelphia, PA and resulted in the destruction of the amusement park.

1819

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At the final stage of the Peninsular War, British-Portuguese troops capture the town of Donostia (now San Sebastián), resulting in a rampage and eventual destruction of the town.

1813

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The Tonquin sets sail from New York Harbor with 33 employees of John Jacob Astor's newly created Pacific Fur Company on board.

1810

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The Treaty of Paris is signed ending the French military occupation of Prussia.

1808

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French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Bassano: French forces defeat Austrian troops at Bassano del Grappa.

1796

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French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Hondschoote.

1793

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American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Eutaw Springs in South Carolina, the war's last significant battle in the Southern theater, ends in a narrow British tactical victory.

1781

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The unsuccessful Rising of the Priests in Malta.

1775

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Marriage of King George III of the United Kingdom to Duchess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

1761

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French and Indian War: French surrender Montreal to the British, completing the latter's conquest of New France.

1760

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French and Indian War: Kittanning Expedition.

1756

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French and Indian War: Battle of Lake George.

1755

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A barn fire during a puppet show in the village of Burwell in Cambridgeshire, England kills 78 people, many of whom are children.

1727

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J. S. Bach leads the first performance of Geist und Seele wird verwirret, BWV 35, a solo cantata for alto voice.

1726

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Warsaw falls without resistance to a small force under the command of Charles X Gustav of Sweden during The Deluge, making it the first time the city is captured by a foreign army.

1655

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St. Augustine, Florida is founded by Spanish admiral and Florida's first governor, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés.

1565

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Magellan–Elcano circumnavigation: Victoria arrives at Seville, completing the first circumnavigation.

1522

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Battle of Orsha: In one of the biggest battles of the century, Lithuanians and Poles defeat the Russian army.

1514

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Michelangelo's David is unveiled in Piazza della Signoria in Florence.

1504

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Battle of Kulikovo: Russian forces defeat a mixed army of Tatars and Mongols, stopping their advance.

1380

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The Battle of Adramyttion begins in which a Christian naval league defeats a Turkish fleet in several encounters.

1334

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Stefan Dušan declares himself king of Serbia.

1331

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Election of Pope John XXI following the sudden death of pope Hadrian V in the previous month. This was the third papal election that year as both predecessors of Pope John XXI died in the same year.

1276

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The Statute of Kalisz, guaranteeing Jews safety and personal liberties and giving battei din jurisdiction over Jewish matters, is promulgated by Bolesław the Pious, Duke of Greater Poland.

1264

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Pope Innocent IV canonises Stanislaus of Szczepanów, who was killed by King Bolesław II.

1253

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Philip of Swabia, Prince of Hohenstaufen, is crowned King of Germany (King of the Romans).

1198

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Election of Antipope Theodoric.

1100

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Battle of Huoyi: Li Yuan defeats a Sui dynasty army, opening the path to his capture of the imperial capital Chang'an and the eventual establishment of the Tang dynasty.

617

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After the capture of Herod's Palace the previous day, a Roman army under Titus secures and plunders the city of Jerusalem.

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The funeral of Augustus takes place. His body is cremated and placed in his mausoleum.

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On this day

Balçova police station shooting: 4 people, including the perpetrator are killed an attack on a police station in Turkey.

2025

view article

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes Morocco, killing nearly 3,000 people and damaging historic sites in Marrakesh.

2023

view article

The 2023 Rugby World Cup, the tenth men's Rugby World Cup is held in France. The opening ceremony, directed and written by Jean Dujardin, Olivier Ferracci and Nora Matthey, took place at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, before the opening match between France and New Zealand, which saw the host nation winning 27 to 13.

2023

view article

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom dies at Balmoral Castle in Scotland after reigning for 70 years. Her son Charles, Prince of Wales, ascends the throne upon her death as Charles III.

2022

view article

Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announce the beginning of the Deir ez-Zor campaign, with the stated aim of eliminating the Islamic State (IS) from all areas north and east of the Euphrates.

2017

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NASA launches OSIRIS-REx, its first asteroid sample return mission. The probe visited 101955 Bennu and returned with samples in September 2023.

2016

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Two Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft from EMERCOM land at a disaster aid staging area at Little Rock Air Force Base; the first time Russia has flown such a mission to North America.

2005

view article

NASA's uncrewed spacecraft Genesis crash-lands when its parachute fails to open.

2004

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NASA launches Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-106 to resupply the International Space Station.

2000

view article

USAir Flight 427, on approach to Pittsburgh International Airport, suddenly crashes in clear weather killing all 132 aboard, resulting in the most extensive aviation investigation in world history and altering manufacturing practices in the industry.

1994

view article

Partnair Flight 394 dives into the North Sea, killing 55 people. The investigation showed that the tail of the plane vibrated loose in flight due to sub-standard connecting bolts that had been fraudulently sold as aircraft-grade.

1989

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Yellowstone National Park is closed for the first time in U.S. history due to ongoing fires.

1988

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Nicholas Daniloff, a correspondent for U.S. News & World Report, is indicted on charges of espionage by the Soviet Union.

1986

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Black Friday, a massacre by soldiers against protesters in Tehran, results in 88 deaths, it marks the beginning of the end of the monarchy in Iran.

1978

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Gays in the military: US Air Force Tech Sergeant Leonard Matlovich, a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War, appears in his Air Force uniform on the cover of Time magazine with the headline "I Am A Homosexual". He is given a general discharge, later upgraded to honorable.

1975

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Watergate scandal: US President Gerald Ford signs the pardon of Richard Nixon for any crimes Nixon may have committed while in office.

1974

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World Airways Flight 802 crashes into Mount Dutton in King Cove, Alaska, killing six people.

1973

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In Washington, D.C., the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is inaugurated, with the opening feature being the premiere of Leonard Bernstein's Mass.

1971

view article

Trans International Airlines Flight 863 crashes during takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, killing all 11 aboard.

1970

view article

The landmark American science fiction television series Star Trek premieres with its first-aired episode, "The Man Trap".

1966

view article

Last run of the famous Pines Express over the Somerset and Dorset Railway line (UK) fittingly using the last steam locomotive built by British Railways, BR Standard Class 9F 92220 Evening Star.

1962

view article

In Huntsville, Alabama, US President Dwight D. Eisenhower formally dedicates the Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA had already activated the facility on July 1).

1960

view article

The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) is established.

1954

view article

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation makes its first televised broadcast on the second escape of the Boyd Gang.

1952

view article

The flag of North Korea is adopted with the passing of the country's first constitution by the Supreme People's Assembly.

1948

view article

A referendum abolishes the monarchy in Bulgaria.

1946

view article

The division of Korea begins when United States troops arrive to partition the southern part of Korea in response to Soviet troops occupying the northern part of the peninsula a month earlier.

1945

view article

World War II: London is hit by a V-2 rocket for the first time.

1944

view article

World War II: The Armistice of Cassibile is proclaimed by radio. OB Süd immediately implements plans to disarm the Italian forces.

1943

view article

World War II: German forces begin the Siege of Leningrad.

1941

view article

US Senator from Louisiana Huey Long is fatally shot in the Louisiana State Capitol building.

1935

view article

Off the New Jersey coast, a fire aboard the passenger liner SS Morro Castle kills 137 people.

1934

view article

Ghazi bin Faisal became King of Iraq.

1933

view article

Germany is admitted to the League of Nations.

1926

view article

Rif War: Spanish forces including troops from the Foreign Legion under Colonel Francisco Franco landing at Al Hoceima, Morocco.

1925

view article

Honda Point disaster: Nine US Navy destroyers run aground off the California coast. Seven are lost, and twenty-three sailors killed.

1923

view article

Margaret Gorman, a 16-year-old, wins the Atlantic City Pageant's Golden Mermaid trophy; pageant officials later dubbed her the first Miss America.

1921

view article

In a bid to prove that women were capable of serving as military dispatch riders, Augusta and Adeline Van Buren arrive in Los Angeles, completing a 60-day, 5,500 mile cross-country trip on motorcycles.

1916

view article

World War I: Private Thomas Highgate becomes the first British soldier to be executed for desertion during the war.

1914

view article

The 7.2 Mw Calabria earthquake shakes southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 557 and 2,500 people.

1905

view article

Galveston hurricane: A powerful hurricane hits Galveston, Texas killing about 8,000 people.

1900

view article

Seven hundred Greek civilians, 17 British guards and the British Consul of Crete are killed by a Turkish mob.

1898

view article

The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited.

1892

view article

Isaac Peral's submarine is first tested.

1888

view article

The Great Herding (Spanish: El Gran Arreo) begins with thousands of sheep being herded from the Argentine outpost of Fortín Conesa to Santa Cruz near the Strait of Magellan.

1888

view article

In London, the body of Jack the Ripper's second murder victim, Annie Chapman, is found.

1888

view article

In England, the first six Football League matches are played.

1888

view article

The Northern Pacific Railway (reporting mark NP) was completed in a ceremony at Gold Creek, Montana. Former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in an event attended by rail and political luminaries.

1883

view article

American Civil War: In the Second Battle of Sabine Pass, a small Confederate force thwarts a Union invasion of Texas.

1863

view article

Millennium of Russia monument is unveiled in Novgorod.

1862

view article

The steamship PS Lady Elgin sinks on Lake Michigan, with the loss of around 300 lives.

1860

view article

Crimean War: The French assault the tower of Malakoff, leading to the capture of Sevastopol.

1855

view article

William IV and Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

1831

view article

November uprising: The Battle of Warsaw effectively ends the Polish insurrection.

1831

view article

1819 Balloon riot occurred at Vauxhall Garden in Philadelphia, PA and resulted in the destruction of the amusement park.

1819

view article

At the final stage of the Peninsular War, British-Portuguese troops capture the town of Donostia (now San Sebastián), resulting in a rampage and eventual destruction of the town.

1813

view article

The Tonquin sets sail from New York Harbor with 33 employees of John Jacob Astor's newly created Pacific Fur Company on board.

1810

view article

The Treaty of Paris is signed ending the French military occupation of Prussia.

1808

view article

French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Bassano: French forces defeat Austrian troops at Bassano del Grappa.

1796

view article

French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Hondschoote.

1793

view article

American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Eutaw Springs in South Carolina, the war's last significant battle in the Southern theater, ends in a narrow British tactical victory.

1781

view article

The unsuccessful Rising of the Priests in Malta.

1775

view article

Marriage of King George III of the United Kingdom to Duchess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

1761

view article

French and Indian War: French surrender Montreal to the British, completing the latter's conquest of New France.

1760

view article

French and Indian War: Kittanning Expedition.

1756

view article

French and Indian War: Battle of Lake George.

1755

view article

A barn fire during a puppet show in the village of Burwell in Cambridgeshire, England kills 78 people, many of whom are children.

1727

view article

J. S. Bach leads the first performance of Geist und Seele wird verwirret, BWV 35, a solo cantata for alto voice.

1726

view article

Warsaw falls without resistance to a small force under the command of Charles X Gustav of Sweden during The Deluge, making it the first time the city is captured by a foreign army.

1655

view article

St. Augustine, Florida is founded by Spanish admiral and Florida's first governor, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés.

1565

view article

Magellan–Elcano circumnavigation: Victoria arrives at Seville, completing the first circumnavigation.

1522

view article

Battle of Orsha: In one of the biggest battles of the century, Lithuanians and Poles defeat the Russian army.

1514

view article

Michelangelo's David is unveiled in Piazza della Signoria in Florence.

1504

view article

Battle of Kulikovo: Russian forces defeat a mixed army of Tatars and Mongols, stopping their advance.

1380

view article

The Battle of Adramyttion begins in which a Christian naval league defeats a Turkish fleet in several encounters.

1334

view article

Stefan Dušan declares himself king of Serbia.

1331

view article

Election of Pope John XXI following the sudden death of pope Hadrian V in the previous month. This was the third papal election that year as both predecessors of Pope John XXI died in the same year.

1276

view article

The Statute of Kalisz, guaranteeing Jews safety and personal liberties and giving battei din jurisdiction over Jewish matters, is promulgated by Bolesław the Pious, Duke of Greater Poland.

1264

view article

Pope Innocent IV canonises Stanislaus of Szczepanów, who was killed by King Bolesław II.

1253

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Philip of Swabia, Prince of Hohenstaufen, is crowned King of Germany (King of the Romans).

1198

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Election of Antipope Theodoric.

1100

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Battle of Huoyi: Li Yuan defeats a Sui dynasty army, opening the path to his capture of the imperial capital Chang'an and the eventual establishment of the Tang dynasty.

617

view article

After the capture of Herod's Palace the previous day, a Roman army under Titus secures and plunders the city of Jerusalem.

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The funeral of Augustus takes place. His body is cremated and placed in his mausoleum.

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On this day

Balçova police station shooting: 4 people, including the perpetrator are killed an attack on a police station in Turkey.

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes Morocco, killing nearly 3,000 people and damaging historic sites in Marrakesh.

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom dies at Balmoral Castle in Scotland after reigning for 70 years. Her son Charles, Prince of Wales, ascends the throne upon her death as Charles III.

Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announce the beginning of the Deir ez-Zor campaign, with the stated aim of eliminating the Islamic State (IS) from all areas north and east of the Euphrates.

NASA launches OSIRIS-REx, its first asteroid sample return mission. The probe visited 101955 Bennu and returned with samples in September 2023.

Two Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft from EMERCOM land at a disaster aid staging area at Little Rock Air Force Base; the first time Russia has flown such a mission to North America.

NASA's uncrewed spacecraft Genesis crash-lands when its parachute fails to open.

NASA launches Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-106 to resupply the International Space Station.

USAir Flight 427, on approach to Pittsburgh International Airport, suddenly crashes in clear weather killing all 132 aboard, resulting in the most extensive aviation investigation in world history and altering manufacturing practices in the industry.

Partnair Flight 394 dives into the North Sea, killing 55 people. The investigation showed that the tail of the plane vibrated loose in flight due to sub-standard connecting bolts that had been fraudulently sold as aircraft-grade.

Yellowstone National Park is closed for the first time in U.S. history due to ongoing fires.

Nicholas Daniloff, a correspondent for U.S. News & World Report, is indicted on charges of espionage by the Soviet Union.

Black Friday, a massacre by soldiers against protesters in Tehran, results in 88 deaths, it marks the beginning of the end of the monarchy in Iran.

Gays in the military: US Air Force Tech Sergeant Leonard Matlovich, a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War, appears in his Air Force uniform on the cover of Time magazine with the headline "I Am A Homosexual". He is given a general discharge, later upgraded to honorable.

Watergate scandal: US President Gerald Ford signs the pardon of Richard Nixon for any crimes Nixon may have committed while in office.

World Airways Flight 802 crashes into Mount Dutton in King Cove, Alaska, killing six people.

In Washington, D.C., the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is inaugurated, with the opening feature being the premiere of Leonard Bernstein's Mass.

Trans International Airlines Flight 863 crashes during takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, killing all 11 aboard.

The landmark American science fiction television series Star Trek premieres with its first-aired episode, "The Man Trap".

Last run of the famous Pines Express over the Somerset and Dorset Railway line (UK) fittingly using the last steam locomotive built by British Railways, BR Standard Class 9F 92220 Evening Star.

In Huntsville, Alabama, US President Dwight D. Eisenhower formally dedicates the Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA had already activated the facility on July 1).

The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) is established.

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation makes its first televised broadcast on the second escape of the Boyd Gang.

The flag of North Korea is adopted with the passing of the country's first constitution by the Supreme People's Assembly.

A referendum abolishes the monarchy in Bulgaria.

The division of Korea begins when United States troops arrive to partition the southern part of Korea in response to Soviet troops occupying the northern part of the peninsula a month earlier.

World War II: London is hit by a V-2 rocket for the first time.

World War II: The Armistice of Cassibile is proclaimed by radio. OB Süd immediately implements plans to disarm the Italian forces.

World War II: German forces begin the Siege of Leningrad.

US Senator from Louisiana Huey Long is fatally shot in the Louisiana State Capitol building.

Off the New Jersey coast, a fire aboard the passenger liner SS Morro Castle kills 137 people.

Ghazi bin Faisal became King of Iraq.

Germany is admitted to the League of Nations.

Rif War: Spanish forces including troops from the Foreign Legion under Colonel Francisco Franco landing at Al Hoceima, Morocco.

Honda Point disaster: Nine US Navy destroyers run aground off the California coast. Seven are lost, and twenty-three sailors killed.

Margaret Gorman, a 16-year-old, wins the Atlantic City Pageant's Golden Mermaid trophy; pageant officials later dubbed her the first Miss America.

In a bid to prove that women were capable of serving as military dispatch riders, Augusta and Adeline Van Buren arrive in Los Angeles, completing a 60-day, 5,500 mile cross-country trip on motorcycles.

World War I: Private Thomas Highgate becomes the first British soldier to be executed for desertion during the war.

The 7.2 Mw Calabria earthquake shakes southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 557 and 2,500 people.

Galveston hurricane: A powerful hurricane hits Galveston, Texas killing about 8,000 people.

Seven hundred Greek civilians, 17 British guards and the British Consul of Crete are killed by a Turkish mob.

The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited.

Isaac Peral's submarine is first tested.

The Great Herding (Spanish: El Gran Arreo) begins with thousands of sheep being herded from the Argentine outpost of Fortín Conesa to Santa Cruz near the Strait of Magellan.

In London, the body of Jack the Ripper's second murder victim, Annie Chapman, is found.

In England, the first six Football League matches are played.

The Northern Pacific Railway (reporting mark NP) was completed in a ceremony at Gold Creek, Montana. Former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in an event attended by rail and political luminaries.

American Civil War: In the Second Battle of Sabine Pass, a small Confederate force thwarts a Union invasion of Texas.

Millennium of Russia monument is unveiled in Novgorod.

The steamship PS Lady Elgin sinks on Lake Michigan, with the loss of around 300 lives.

Crimean War: The French assault the tower of Malakoff, leading to the capture of Sevastopol.

William IV and Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

November uprising: The Battle of Warsaw effectively ends the Polish insurrection.

1819 Balloon riot occurred at Vauxhall Garden in Philadelphia, PA and resulted in the destruction of the amusement park.

At the final stage of the Peninsular War, British-Portuguese troops capture the town of Donostia (now San Sebastián), resulting in a rampage and eventual destruction of the town.

The Tonquin sets sail from New York Harbor with 33 employees of John Jacob Astor's newly created Pacific Fur Company on board.

The Treaty of Paris is signed ending the French military occupation of Prussia.

French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Bassano: French forces defeat Austrian troops at Bassano del Grappa.