3114 BC The Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, used by several pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations, notably the Mayans, begins
2492 BC Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation.
480 BC Greco-Persian Wars: Battle of Artemisium – Persian naval victory over the Greeks in an engagement fought off north coast of Euboea.
355 Claudius Silvanus, accused of treason, proclaims himself Roman Emperor against Constantius II.
1093 Foundation stone for the new Norman Durham cathedral laid by Bishop William of St. Calais in England
1304 Sea battle of Zierikzee, Franco-Holland forces defeat Flemish fleet
1492 Rodrigo de Borja becomes Pope Alexander VI
1522 Uprising of adel/burgerij in Austria fails
1597 Germany throws out English sales people
1611 Emperor Rudolf forces out king of Bohemia
1674 1st Battle of at Seneffe (Louis II Condé vs Willem III)
1695 English & Dutch fleet capture Dunkerk
1718 Battle of Cape Passaro: British fleet destroys Spanish off Sicily
1772 Explosive eruption blows 4,000′ off Papandayan Java, kills 3,000
1786 Captain Francis Light establishes the British colony of Penang in Malaysia
1804 Francis II assumes the title of first Emperor of Austria
1835 George B Airy begins 46-year reign as England’s Astronomer Royal
1858 First ascent of the Eiger in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland
1860 US’s 1st successful silver mill (Virginia City, Nevada)
1863 Cambodia becomes French protectorate
1866 World’s 1st roller rink opens (Newport, Rhode Island)
1874 Harry S Parmelee patents sprinkler head
1877 Asaph Hall discovers Mars’s moon Deimos
1884 First double-century stand in Test cricket; Percy McDonnell (103) Billy Murdoch (211) for Australia in drawn 3rd Test v England in London
1888 California Theatre closed (now a Pac Tel Phone Store)
1896 Harvey Hubbell patents electric light bulb socket with a pull chain
1904 German-ltalian General Von Trotha defeats Herero in SW Africa
1904 The Russian fleet in the harbor of at Port Arthur is exposed to Russian guns on the hill above the harbor; Russian ships attempt escape, but most are forced back into harbor by Japanese ships
1907 St Louis Card Ed Karger pitches perfect game vs Braves, 4-0 in 7 inn
1908 King Edward VII of Britain meets with Emperor Wilhelm of Friedrichshof, Germany; the main point of contention is the increasing size of Germany’s navy
1909 SOS 1st used by an American ship, Arapahoe, off Cape Hatteras, NC
1909 Warren Bardsley (136 & 130) 1st to get twin tons in a Test
1914 Jews are expelled from Mitchenick, Poland
1914 John Bray patents animation
1919 Green Bay Packers football club founded by George Calhoun and Curly Lambeau – named after sponsor Indian Packing Company
1919 Weimar Republic begins in Germany
1920 1st peace of Riga-Soviet Union recognizes Independence of Latvia
1923 Dutch Premier de Geer resigns
1924 1st newsreel pictures of US presidential candidates were taken
