Year 1282 » The people of Sicily rebel against the Capetian House of Anjou Angevin monarch king Charles I of Naples Charles I, in what becomes known as the Sicilian Vespers.
Year 1296 » Edward I of England e.g Edward I Capture of Berwick (1296) named sacks Berwick-upon-Tweed, during armed conflict between Scotland and England.
Year 1814 » Napoleonic Wars: Sixth Coalition forces Battle of Paris (1814) known as march into Paris.
Year 1815 » Joachim Murat issues the Rimini Proclamation which would later inspire Italian Unification.
Year 1822 » The Florida Territory is created in the United States.
Year 1841 » The National Bank of Greece is founded in Athens.
Year 1842 » Diethyl ether named Ether anesthesia is used for the first time, in an operation by the American surgeon Physician or Dr. Crawford Long.
Year 1844 » One of the most Battle of Santiago (1844) e.g important battles of the Dominican War of Independence from Haiti takes place near the city of Santiago de los Caballeros.
Year 1855 » Origins of the American Civil War: Bleeding Kansas "Border Ruffians" from Missouri invade Kansas and force election of a pro-slavery legislature.
Year 1856 » The Treaty of Paris (1856) known as Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Crimean War.
Year 1863 » Danish prince George I of Greece or Wilhelm Georg is chosen as King George of Greece.
Year 1867 » Alaska is Alaska Purchase e.g purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, about 2-cent/acre ($4.19/km²), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward.
Year 1870 » Texas is readmitted to the Union (American Civil War) called Union following Reconstruction era (United States) or Reconstruction.
Year 1885 » The Battle for Kushka triggers the Panjdeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the British Empire and Russian Empire.
Year 1899 » German Society of Chemistry issues an invitation to other national scientific organizations to appoint delegates to the Commission on Isotopic Abundances and Atomic Weights e.g International Committee on Atomic Weights.
Year 1909 » The Queensboro Bridge in New York City opens, linking Manhattan and Queens.
Year 1910 » The Mississippi Legislature founds The University of Southern Mississippi.
Year 1912 » King of Morocco Sultan Abdelhafid of Morocco Abdelhafid signs the Treaty of Fez, making Morocco a France French protectorate.
Year 1918 » Outburst of bloody March Days e.g March Events in Baku and other locations of Baku Governorate.
Year 1939 » The Heinkel He 100 fighter sets a world airspeed record of 463 mph (745km/h).
Year 1939 » 'Detective Comics' 27 is released, introducing Batman.
Year 1940 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Japan declares Nanjing called Nanking capital of a new Reorganized National Government of China e.g Chinese puppet government, nominally controlled by Wang Jingwei.
Year 1944 » World War II: Allies of World War II Allied bombers conduct their most severe Bombing of Sofia in World War II bombing run on Sofia, Kingdom of Bulgaria Bulgaria.
Year 1944 » Allied Strategic bombing bombing raid on Nuremberg. Along the English eastern coast 795 aircraft are despatched, including 572 Avro Lancaster Lancasters, 214 Handley Page Halifax Halifaxes and 9 de Havilland Mosquito Mosquitos. The bombers meet resistance
Year 1945 » World War II: Soviet Union Soviet Red Army forces invade Austria and capture Vienna; Armia Ludowa Polish and Soviet forces liberate Gdańsk Danzig.
Year 1949 » A 1949 anti-NATO riot in Iceland known as riot breaks out in Austurvöllur square in Reykjavík, when Iceland joins NATO.
Year 1954 » The Yonge–University–Spadina line e.g Yonge Street subway line opens in Toronto. It is the first rapid transit known as subway in Canada.
Year 1961 » The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs is signed in New York City.
Year 1964 » 'Jeopardy!', hosted by Art Fleming debuts.
Year 1965 » Vietnam War: A car bomb explodes in front of the United States Embassy, Saigon, killing 22 and wounding 183 others.
Year 1972 » Vietnam War: The Easter Offensive begins after North Vietnamese forces cross into the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) of South Vietnam.
Year 1976 » The first Land Day protests are held in Israel/Palestine.
Year 1979 » Airey Neave, a British Member of Parliament United Kingdom called Member of Parliament, is killed by a car bomb as he exits the Palace of Westminster. The Irish National Liberation Army claims responsibility.
Year 1981 » President of the United States called U.S. President Ronald Reagan is Reagan assassination attempt e.g shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John Hinckley, Jr. Another two people are wounded at the same time.
Year 1982 » Space Shuttle program: STS-3 Mission is completed with the landing of Space Shuttle Columbia known as 'Columbia' at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
Year 2006 » The United Kingdom Terrorism Act 2006 becomes a law.
Year 2009 » Twelve gunmen 2009 Lahore police academy attacks known as attack the Manawan Police Academy in Lahore, Pakistan.