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Sixty people drown and hundreds are missing after a boat sinks on the Congo River near the village of Longola Ekoti, Mai-Ndombe Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

2021

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A meteor explodes over Russia, injuring 1,500 people as a shock wave blows out windows and rocks buildings. This happens unexpectedly only hours before the expected closest ever approach of the larger and unrelated asteroid 2012 DA14.

2013

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Three hundred and sixty people die in a fire at a Honduran prison in the city of Comayagua.

2012

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Two trains collide in the Halle train collision in Halle, Belgium, killing 19 and injuring 171 people.

2010

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Protests against the Iraq war take place in over 600 cities worldwide. It is estimated that between eight million and 30 million people participate, making this the largest peace demonstration in history.

2003

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The last Ariane 4 rocket is launched from the Guiana Space Centre, carrying Intelsat 907.

2003

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The first draft of the complete human genome is published in Nature.

2001

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At the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China, a Long March 3B rocket carrying Intelsat 708 veers off course and crashes into a rural village after liftoff, killing somewhere between six and 100 people.

1996

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The Embassy of the United States, Athens, is attacked by an antitank rocket, launched by the Revolutionary Organization 17 November.

1996

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Then-Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chrétien applies a chokehold to protester Bill Clennett, an incident later named the Shawinigan Handshake.

1996

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Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is sentenced in Milwaukee to 15 terms of life in prison.

1992

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Air Transport International Flight 805 crashes in Swanton, Ohio, near Toledo Express Airport, killing all four people on board.

1992

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The Visegrád Group, establishing cooperation to move toward free-market systems, is signed by the leaders of Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland.

1991

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Soviet–Afghan War: The Soviet Union officially announces that all of its troops have left Afghanistan.

1989

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The drilling rig Ocean Ranger sinks during a storm off the coast of Newfoundland, killing 84 workers.

1982

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Sound recordings are granted U.S. federal copyright protection for the first time.

1972

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José María Velasco Ibarra, serving as President of Ecuador for the fifth time, is overthrown by the military for the fourth time.

1972

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The decimalisation of the currencies of the United Kingdom and Ireland is completed on Decimal Day.

1971

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Dominicana de Aviación Flight 603 crashes into the Caribbean Sea after takeoff from Las Américas International Airport, killing 102, including members of the Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team and lightweight boxer Carlos Cruz.

1970

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The maple leaf is adopted as the flag of Canada, replacing the Canadian Red Ensign flag.

1965

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Sabena Flight 548 crashes in Belgium, killing 73, including the entire United States figure skating team along with several of their coaches and family members.

1961

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Canada and the United States agree to construct the Distant Early Warning Line, a system of radar stations in the far northern Arctic regions of Canada and Alaska.

1954

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King George VI of the United Kingdom is buried in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.

1952

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Gerald Lankester Harding and Roland de Vaux begin excavations at Cave 1 of the Qumran Caves, where they will eventually discover the first seven Dead Sea Scrolls.

1949

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ENIAC, the first electronic general-purpose computer, is formally dedicated at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

1946

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World War II: Third day of bombing in Dresden.

1945

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World War II: The assault on Monte Cassino, Italy, begins.

1944

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World War II: The Narva Offensive begins.

1944

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World War II: Fall of Singapore. Following an assault by Japanese forces, the British General Arthur Percival surrenders. About 80,000 Indian, United Kingdom and Australian soldiers become prisoners of war, the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history.

1942

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Paul Creston's Saxophone Sonata is officially premiered at the Carnegie Chamber Hall by saxophonist Cecil Leeson, who had commissioned it, and the composer.

1940

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In Miami, Giuseppe Zangara attempts to assassinate US President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, but instead shoots Chicago mayor Anton J. Cermak, who dies of his wounds on March 6.

1933

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The 1925 serum run to Nome: The second delivery of serum arrives in Nome, Alaska.

1925

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Greece becomes the last European country to adopt the Gregorian calendar.

1923

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The Flores Theater fire in Acapulco, Mexico, kills 250.

1909

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Tsar Nicholas II of Russia issues a declaration known as the February Manifesto, which reduces the autonomy of the Grand Duchy of Finland, thus beginning the first period of oppression.

1899

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The battleship USS Maine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor in Cuba, killing about 274 of the ship's roughly 354 crew. The disaster pushes the United States to declare war on Spain.

1898

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Women's rights: US President Rutherford B. Hayes signs a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court of the United States.

1879

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First issue of the Bulletin de la Fédération jurassienne, the first or one of the first anarchist newspapers.

1872

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Stevens Institute of Technology is founded in New Jersey, US, and offers the first Bachelor of Engineering degree in mechanical engineering.

1870

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American Civil War: Confederates commanded by Brig. Gen. John B. Floyd attack General Ulysses S. Grant's Union forces besieging Fort Donelson in Tennessee. Unable to break the fort's encirclement, the Confederates surrender the following day.

1862

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The Helsinki Cathedral (known as St. Nicholas' Church at time) is officially inaugurated in Helsinki, Finland.

1852

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Serbia's Sretenje Constitution briefly comes into effect.

1835

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The Roman Republic is proclaimed after Louis-Alexandre Berthier, a general of Napoleon, had invaded the city of Rome five days earlier.

1798

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The city of St. Louis is established in Spanish Louisiana (now in Missouri, USA).

1764

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Constantin Cantemir, Prince of Moldavia, and the Holy Roman Empire sign a secret treaty in Sibiu, stipulating that Moldavia would support the actions led by the House of Habsburg against the Ottoman Empire.

1690

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Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor.

1637

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While on board the Niña, Christopher Columbus writes an open letter (widely distributed upon his return to Portugal) describing his discoveries and the unexpected items he came across in the New World.

1493

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During the Anglo-French War (1213–1214), an English invasion force led by John, King of England, lands at La Rochelle in France.

1214

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Pope Paschal II issues Pie Postulatio Voluntatis, recognizing the Order of Hospitallers.

1113

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At an assembly at Pavia of Lombard nobles, Arduin of Ivrea is restored to his domains and crowned King of Italy.

1002

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Byzantine emperor Justinian II has his predecessors Leontios and Tiberios III publicly executed in the Hippodrome of Constantinople.

706

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Khosrau II is crowned king of Persia.

590

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Roman emperor Theodosius II publishes the law codex Codex Theodosianus.

438

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On this day

Sixty people drown and hundreds are missing after a boat sinks on the Congo River near the village of Longola Ekoti, Mai-Ndombe Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

2021

view article

A meteor explodes over Russia, injuring 1,500 people as a shock wave blows out windows and rocks buildings. This happens unexpectedly only hours before the expected closest ever approach of the larger and unrelated asteroid 2012 DA14.

2013

view article

Three hundred and sixty people die in a fire at a Honduran prison in the city of Comayagua.

2012

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Two trains collide in the Halle train collision in Halle, Belgium, killing 19 and injuring 171 people.

2010

view article

Protests against the Iraq war take place in over 600 cities worldwide. It is estimated that between eight million and 30 million people participate, making this the largest peace demonstration in history.

2003

view article

The last Ariane 4 rocket is launched from the Guiana Space Centre, carrying Intelsat 907.

2003

view article

The first draft of the complete human genome is published in Nature.

2001

view article

At the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China, a Long March 3B rocket carrying Intelsat 708 veers off course and crashes into a rural village after liftoff, killing somewhere between six and 100 people.

1996

view article

The Embassy of the United States, Athens, is attacked by an antitank rocket, launched by the Revolutionary Organization 17 November.

1996

view article

Then-Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chrétien applies a chokehold to protester Bill Clennett, an incident later named the Shawinigan Handshake.

1996

view article

Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is sentenced in Milwaukee to 15 terms of life in prison.

1992

view article

Air Transport International Flight 805 crashes in Swanton, Ohio, near Toledo Express Airport, killing all four people on board.

1992

view article

The Visegrád Group, establishing cooperation to move toward free-market systems, is signed by the leaders of Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland.

1991

view article

Soviet–Afghan War: The Soviet Union officially announces that all of its troops have left Afghanistan.

1989

view article

The drilling rig Ocean Ranger sinks during a storm off the coast of Newfoundland, killing 84 workers.

1982

view article

Sound recordings are granted U.S. federal copyright protection for the first time.

1972

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José María Velasco Ibarra, serving as President of Ecuador for the fifth time, is overthrown by the military for the fourth time.

1972

view article

The decimalisation of the currencies of the United Kingdom and Ireland is completed on Decimal Day.

1971

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Dominicana de Aviación Flight 603 crashes into the Caribbean Sea after takeoff from Las Américas International Airport, killing 102, including members of the Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team and lightweight boxer Carlos Cruz.

1970

view article

The maple leaf is adopted as the flag of Canada, replacing the Canadian Red Ensign flag.

1965

view article

Sabena Flight 548 crashes in Belgium, killing 73, including the entire United States figure skating team along with several of their coaches and family members.

1961

view article

Canada and the United States agree to construct the Distant Early Warning Line, a system of radar stations in the far northern Arctic regions of Canada and Alaska.

1954

view article

King George VI of the United Kingdom is buried in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.

1952

view article

Gerald Lankester Harding and Roland de Vaux begin excavations at Cave 1 of the Qumran Caves, where they will eventually discover the first seven Dead Sea Scrolls.

1949

view article

ENIAC, the first electronic general-purpose computer, is formally dedicated at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

1946

view article

World War II: Third day of bombing in Dresden.

1945

view article

World War II: The assault on Monte Cassino, Italy, begins.

1944

view article

World War II: The Narva Offensive begins.

1944

view article

World War II: Fall of Singapore. Following an assault by Japanese forces, the British General Arthur Percival surrenders. About 80,000 Indian, United Kingdom and Australian soldiers become prisoners of war, the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history.

1942

view article

Paul Creston's Saxophone Sonata is officially premiered at the Carnegie Chamber Hall by saxophonist Cecil Leeson, who had commissioned it, and the composer.

1940

view article

In Miami, Giuseppe Zangara attempts to assassinate US President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, but instead shoots Chicago mayor Anton J. Cermak, who dies of his wounds on March 6.

1933

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The 1925 serum run to Nome: The second delivery of serum arrives in Nome, Alaska.

1925

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Greece becomes the last European country to adopt the Gregorian calendar.

1923

view article

The Flores Theater fire in Acapulco, Mexico, kills 250.

1909

view article

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia issues a declaration known as the February Manifesto, which reduces the autonomy of the Grand Duchy of Finland, thus beginning the first period of oppression.

1899

view article

The battleship USS Maine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor in Cuba, killing about 274 of the ship's roughly 354 crew. The disaster pushes the United States to declare war on Spain.

1898

view article

Women's rights: US President Rutherford B. Hayes signs a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court of the United States.

1879

view article

First issue of the Bulletin de la Fédération jurassienne, the first or one of the first anarchist newspapers.

1872

view article

Stevens Institute of Technology is founded in New Jersey, US, and offers the first Bachelor of Engineering degree in mechanical engineering.

1870

view article

American Civil War: Confederates commanded by Brig. Gen. John B. Floyd attack General Ulysses S. Grant's Union forces besieging Fort Donelson in Tennessee. Unable to break the fort's encirclement, the Confederates surrender the following day.

1862

view article

The Helsinki Cathedral (known as St. Nicholas' Church at time) is officially inaugurated in Helsinki, Finland.

1852

view article

Serbia's Sretenje Constitution briefly comes into effect.

1835

view article

The Roman Republic is proclaimed after Louis-Alexandre Berthier, a general of Napoleon, had invaded the city of Rome five days earlier.

1798

view article

The city of St. Louis is established in Spanish Louisiana (now in Missouri, USA).

1764

view article

Constantin Cantemir, Prince of Moldavia, and the Holy Roman Empire sign a secret treaty in Sibiu, stipulating that Moldavia would support the actions led by the House of Habsburg against the Ottoman Empire.

1690

view article

Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor.

1637

view article

While on board the Niña, Christopher Columbus writes an open letter (widely distributed upon his return to Portugal) describing his discoveries and the unexpected items he came across in the New World.

1493

view article

During the Anglo-French War (1213–1214), an English invasion force led by John, King of England, lands at La Rochelle in France.

1214

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Pope Paschal II issues Pie Postulatio Voluntatis, recognizing the Order of Hospitallers.

1113

view article

At an assembly at Pavia of Lombard nobles, Arduin of Ivrea is restored to his domains and crowned King of Italy.

1002

view article

Byzantine emperor Justinian II has his predecessors Leontios and Tiberios III publicly executed in the Hippodrome of Constantinople.

706

view article

Khosrau II is crowned king of Persia.

590

view article

Roman emperor Theodosius II publishes the law codex Codex Theodosianus.

438

view article

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On this day

Sixty people drown and hundreds are missing after a boat sinks on the Congo River near the village of Longola Ekoti, Mai-Ndombe Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

A meteor explodes over Russia, injuring 1,500 people as a shock wave blows out windows and rocks buildings. This happens unexpectedly only hours before the expected closest ever approach of the larger and unrelated asteroid 2012 DA14.

Three hundred and sixty people die in a fire at a Honduran prison in the city of Comayagua.

Two trains collide in the Halle train collision in Halle, Belgium, killing 19 and injuring 171 people.

Protests against the Iraq war take place in over 600 cities worldwide. It is estimated that between eight million and 30 million people participate, making this the largest peace demonstration in history.

The last Ariane 4 rocket is launched from the Guiana Space Centre, carrying Intelsat 907.

The first draft of the complete human genome is published in Nature.

At the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China, a Long March 3B rocket carrying Intelsat 708 veers off course and crashes into a rural village after liftoff, killing somewhere between six and 100 people.

The Embassy of the United States, Athens, is attacked by an antitank rocket, launched by the Revolutionary Organization 17 November.

Then-Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chrétien applies a chokehold to protester Bill Clennett, an incident later named the Shawinigan Handshake.

Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is sentenced in Milwaukee to 15 terms of life in prison.

Air Transport International Flight 805 crashes in Swanton, Ohio, near Toledo Express Airport, killing all four people on board.

The Visegrád Group, establishing cooperation to move toward free-market systems, is signed by the leaders of Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland.

Soviet–Afghan War: The Soviet Union officially announces that all of its troops have left Afghanistan.

The drilling rig Ocean Ranger sinks during a storm off the coast of Newfoundland, killing 84 workers.

Sound recordings are granted U.S. federal copyright protection for the first time.

José María Velasco Ibarra, serving as President of Ecuador for the fifth time, is overthrown by the military for the fourth time.

The decimalisation of the currencies of the United Kingdom and Ireland is completed on Decimal Day.

Dominicana de Aviación Flight 603 crashes into the Caribbean Sea after takeoff from Las Américas International Airport, killing 102, including members of the Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team and lightweight boxer Carlos Cruz.

The maple leaf is adopted as the flag of Canada, replacing the Canadian Red Ensign flag.

Sabena Flight 548 crashes in Belgium, killing 73, including the entire United States figure skating team along with several of their coaches and family members.

Canada and the United States agree to construct the Distant Early Warning Line, a system of radar stations in the far northern Arctic regions of Canada and Alaska.

King George VI of the United Kingdom is buried in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.

Gerald Lankester Harding and Roland de Vaux begin excavations at Cave 1 of the Qumran Caves, where they will eventually discover the first seven Dead Sea Scrolls.

ENIAC, the first electronic general-purpose computer, is formally dedicated at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

World War II: Third day of bombing in Dresden.

World War II: The assault on Monte Cassino, Italy, begins.

World War II: The Narva Offensive begins.

World War II: Fall of Singapore. Following an assault by Japanese forces, the British General Arthur Percival surrenders. About 80,000 Indian, United Kingdom and Australian soldiers become prisoners of war, the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history.

Paul Creston's Saxophone Sonata is officially premiered at the Carnegie Chamber Hall by saxophonist Cecil Leeson, who had commissioned it, and the composer.

In Miami, Giuseppe Zangara attempts to assassinate US President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, but instead shoots Chicago mayor Anton J. Cermak, who dies of his wounds on March 6.

The 1925 serum run to Nome: The second delivery of serum arrives in Nome, Alaska.

Greece becomes the last European country to adopt the Gregorian calendar.

The Flores Theater fire in Acapulco, Mexico, kills 250.

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia issues a declaration known as the February Manifesto, which reduces the autonomy of the Grand Duchy of Finland, thus beginning the first period of oppression.

The battleship USS Maine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor in Cuba, killing about 274 of the ship's roughly 354 crew. The disaster pushes the United States to declare war on Spain.

Women's rights: US President Rutherford B. Hayes signs a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court of the United States.

First issue of the Bulletin de la Fédération jurassienne, the first or one of the first anarchist newspapers.

Stevens Institute of Technology is founded in New Jersey, US, and offers the first Bachelor of Engineering degree in mechanical engineering.

American Civil War: Confederates commanded by Brig. Gen. John B. Floyd attack General Ulysses S. Grant's Union forces besieging Fort Donelson in Tennessee. Unable to break the fort's encirclement, the Confederates surrender the following day.

The Helsinki Cathedral (known as St. Nicholas' Church at time) is officially inaugurated in Helsinki, Finland.

Serbia's Sretenje Constitution briefly comes into effect.

The Roman Republic is proclaimed after Louis-Alexandre Berthier, a general of Napoleon, had invaded the city of Rome five days earlier.

The city of St. Louis is established in Spanish Louisiana (now in Missouri, USA).

Constantin Cantemir, Prince of Moldavia, and the Holy Roman Empire sign a secret treaty in Sibiu, stipulating that Moldavia would support the actions led by the House of Habsburg against the Ottoman Empire.

Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor.

While on board the Niña, Christopher Columbus writes an open letter (widely distributed upon his return to Portugal) describing his discoveries and the unexpected items he came across in the New World.

During the Anglo-French War (1213–1214), an English invasion force led by John, King of England, lands at La Rochelle in France.

Pope Paschal II issues Pie Postulatio Voluntatis, recognizing the Order of Hospitallers.

At an assembly at Pavia of Lombard nobles, Arduin of Ivrea is restored to his domains and crowned King of Italy.

Byzantine emperor Justinian II has his predecessors Leontios and Tiberios III publicly executed in the Hippodrome of Constantinople.

Khosrau II is crowned king of Persia.

Roman emperor Theodosius II publishes the law codex Codex Theodosianus.

On this day

Sixty people drown and hundreds are missing after a boat sinks on the Congo River near the village of Longola Ekoti, Mai-Ndombe Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

A meteor explodes over Russia, injuring 1,500 people as a shock wave blows out windows and rocks buildings. This happens unexpectedly only hours before the expected closest ever approach of the larger and unrelated asteroid 2012 DA14.

Three hundred and sixty people die in a fire at a Honduran prison in the city of Comayagua.

Two trains collide in the Halle train collision in Halle, Belgium, killing 19 and injuring 171 people.