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==Events== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1138]] – [[Lý Anh Tông]] is enthroned as emperor of [[Vietnam]] at the age of two, beginning a 37-year reign. *[[1499]] – The ''[[Catholicon (trilingual dictionary)|Catholicon]]'', written in 1464 by Jehan Lagadeuc in [[Tréguier]], is published; this is the first [[Breton language|Breton]] dictionary as well as the first French dictionary. *[[1556]] – [[Second Battle of Panipat]]: Fighting begins between the forces of [[Hem Chandra Vikramaditya]], the Hindu king at Delhi and the forces of the Muslim emperor Akbar. ===1601–1900=== *[[1605]] – [[Gunpowder Plot]]: [[Guy Fawkes]] is arrested in the cellars of the Houses of Parliament, where he had planted gunpowder in an attempt to blow up the building and kill King [[James I of England]].<ref>{{citation |last=Fraser |first=Antonia |authorlink=Antonia Fraser |title=The Gunpowder Plot |publisher=Phoenix |year=2005 |origyear=1996 |isbn=0-7538-1401-3|pages=159–162}}</ref> *[[1688]] – [[William III of England|Prince William III of Orange]] lands with a Dutch fleet at [[Brixham]] to challenge the rule of King [[James II of England]] (James VII of Scotland).<ref>{{Cite book|last=Miller |first=John |year=1997 |title=The Glorious Revolution |edition=2nd |isbn=978-0-582-29222-2 | page=199|publisher=Longman }}</ref> *[[1757]] – [[Seven Years' War]]: [[Frederick the Great]] defeats the allied armies of France and the [[Holy Roman Empire]] at the [[Battle of Rossbach]]. *[[1768]] – The [[Treaty of Fort Stanwix]] is signed, the purpose of which is to adjust the boundary line between Indian lands and white settlements set forth in the [[Royal Proclamation of 1763]] in the [[Thirteen Colonies]]. *[[1780]] – French-American forces under [[Augustin de La Balme|Colonel LaBalme]] are [[La Balme's Defeat|defeated]] by Miami Chief [[Little Turtle]]. *[[1811]] – Salvadoran priest [[José Matías Delgado]] rings the bells of La Merced church in [[San Salvador]], calling for insurrection and launching the [[1811 Independence Movement]]. *[[1828]] – [[Greek War of Independence]]: The French [[Morea expedition]] to recapture Morea (now the [[Peloponnese]]) ends when the last Ottoman forces depart the peninsula. *[[1834]] – Founding of the [[Free University of Brussels (1834–1969)|Free University of Brussels]] by [[Pierre-Théodore Verhaegen]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pierre Théodore Verhaegen and St V |url=https://www.vub.be/en/about-vub/history-and-philosophy-vub/this-is-what-we-stand-for-essence-vub/our-philosophy/pierre-theodore-verhaegen-and-st-v |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=Vrije Universiteit Brussel |language=en}}</ref> *[[1862]] – [[American Civil War]]: [[Abraham Lincoln]] removes [[George B. McClellan]] as commander of the [[Army of the Potomac]]. * 1862 – [[American Indian Wars]]: In [[Minnesota]], 303 [[Dakota people|Dakota]] warriors are found guilty of rape and murder of whites and are sentenced to death. Thirty-eight are ultimately hanged and the others reprieved. *[[1872]] – [[Women's suffrage in the United States]]: In defiance of the law, suffragist [[Susan B. Anthony]] votes for the first time, and is later fined $100. * [[1881]] – In [[New Zealand]], 1600 armed volunteers and constabulary field forces led by Minister of Native Affairs [[John Bryce]] march on the pacifist [[Māori people|Māori]] settlement at [[Parihaka]], evicting upwards of 2000 residents, and destroying the settlement in the context of the [[New Zealand land confiscations]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Invasion of pacifist settlement at Parihaka |url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/occupation-pacifist-settlement-at-parihaka |website=New Zealand History |publisher=Ministry for Culture and Heritage |access-date=5 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221062151/https://nzhistory.govt.nz/occupation-pacifist-settlement-at-parihaka |archive-date=21 February 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1895]] – [[George B. Selden]] is granted the first U.S. [[patent]] for an automobile. *[[1898]] – [[Negrenses|Negrese]] nationalists [[Negros Revolution|revolt]] against Spanish rule and establish the short-lived [[Republic of Negros]]. ===1901–present=== *[[1911]] – After declaring war on the [[Ottoman Empire]] on [[September 29]], 1911, Italy annexes [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]] and [[Cyrenaica]]. *[[1912]] – [[Woodrow Wilson]] is [[1912 United States presidential election|elected]] the 28th [[President of the United States]], defeating incumbent [[William Howard Taft]]. *[[1913]] – King [[Otto, King of Bavaria|Otto of Bavaria]] is deposed by his cousin, Prince Regent Ludwig, who assumes the title [[Ludwig III of Bavaria|Ludwig III]]. *[[1914]] – [[World War I]]: [[French Third Republic|France]] and the [[British Empire]] declare war on the [[Ottoman Empire]]. *[[1916]] – The [[Kingdom of Poland (1917–18)|Kingdom of Poland]] is proclaimed by the [[Act of 5th November]] of the emperors of Germany and [[Austria-Hungary]]. * 1916 – The [[Everett massacre]] takes place in [[Everett, Washington]] as political differences lead to a shoot-out between the [[Industrial Workers of the World]] organizers and local police. *[[1917]] – Lenin calls for the [[October Revolution]]. * 1917 – [[Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow|Tikhon]] is elected the [[Patriarch of Moscow]] and of the [[Russian Orthodox Church]]. *[[1925]] – [[Secret agent]] [[Sidney Reilly]], the first "super-spy" of the 20th century, is executed by the [[State Political Directorate|OGPU]], the [[secret police]] of the [[Soviet Union]]. *[[1940]] – [[World War II]]: The British [[armed merchant cruiser]] {{HMS|Jervis Bay}} is sunk by the German [[pocket battleship]] {{ship|German pocket battleship|Admiral Scheer||2}}. * 1940 – [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] is the first and only President of the United States to be [[1940 United States presidential election|elected]] to a third term. *[[1943]] – World War II: [[Bombing of the Vatican]]. *[[1945]] – The three-day [[1945 anti-Jewish riots in Tripolitania|anti-Jewish riots in Tripolitania]] commence.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Goldberg |first=Harvey E. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1_6XgrCXoTUC&pg=PA97 |title=Jewish Life in Muslim Libya: Rivals and Relatives |year=1990 |publisher=University of Chicago Press |isbn=978-0-226-30092-4 |pages=97 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1950]] – [[Korean War]]: British and Australian forces from the [[27th British Commonwealth Brigade]] successfully halted the advancing Chinese [[117th Division (People's Republic of China)|117th Division]] during the [[Battle of Pakchon]]. *[[1955]] – After being destroyed in World War II, the rebuilt [[Vienna State Opera]] reopens with a performance of [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]]'s ''[[Fidelio]]''. *[[1956]] – [[Suez Crisis]]: British and French paratroopers land in Egypt after a week-long bombing campaign. *[[1968]] – [[Richard Nixon]] is [[1968 United States presidential election|elected]] as 37th President of the United States. *[[1970]] – The [[Military Assistance Command, Vietnam]] reports the lowest weekly American soldier death toll in five years (24). *[[1983]] – The [[Byford Dolphin]] [[diving bell]] accident kills five and leaves one severely injured. *[[1986]] – {{USS|Rentz|FFG-46|6}}, {{USS|Reeves|DLG-24|6}} and {{USS|Oldendorf|DD-972|6}} visit [[Qingdao]], China; the first US naval visit to China since 1949. *[[1990]] – Rabbi [[Meir Kahane]], founder of the far-right [[Kach and Kahane Chai|Kach movement]], is [[Assassination of Meir Kahane|shot dead]] after a speech at a New York City hotel. *[[1991]] – [[Tropical Storm Thelma]] causes flash floods in the [[Philippines|Philippine]] city of [[Ormoc]], killing more than 4,900 people.<ref>{{cite web|first=Monte L. |last=Peterson |publisher=United States Army Corps of Engineers |date=July 1992 |access-date=6 November 2022 |title=Reconnaissance Report: Flooding Resulting From Typhoon Uring In Ormoc City, Leyte Province, The Philippines |url=http://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a269264.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015071309/http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a269264.pdf |url-status=live |archive-date=15 October 2014 |pages=1–49}}</ref> *[[1995]] – [[André Dallaire]] attempts to assassinate Prime Minister [[Jean Chrétien]] of Canada. He is thwarted when the Prime Minister's wife locks the door. *[[1996]] – [[President of Pakistan|Pakistani President]] [[Farooq Leghari]] dismisses the government of [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]] [[Benazir Bhutto]] and dissolves the [[National Assembly of Pakistan|National Assembly]]. * 1996 – [[Bill Clinton]] is [[1996 United States presidential election|reelected]] President of the United States. *[[2006]] – [[Saddam Hussein]], the former president of [[Iraq]], and his co-defendants [[Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti]] and [[Awad Hamed al-Bandar]], are sentenced to death in [[Trial of Saddam Hussein|the al-Dujail trial]] for their roles in [[Dujail massacre|the 1982 massacre of 148 Shia Muslims]]. *[[2007]] – China's first lunar satellite, [[Chang'e 1]], goes into orbit around the Moon. * 2007 – The [[Android (operating system)|Android]] mobile operating system is unveiled by [[Google]]. *[[2009]] – U.S. Army Major [[Nidal Hasan]] murders 13 and wounds 32 at [[Fort Hood]], [[Texas]] in the deadliest [[2009 Fort Hood shooting|mass shooting]] at a U.S. military installation. *[[2010]] – [[JS Air Flight 201]] crashes after takeoff from [[Jinnah International Airport]] in [[Karachi]], Pakistan, killing all 21 aboard.<ref name="caapakistan.com.pk">{{Cite report |url=http://www.caapakistan.com.pk/Upload/SIBReports/JS-Report.pdf |title=Aircraft Accident Investigation Report M/S Jahangir Siddiqui Air Flight – 201, Beechcraft 1900C-1 Reg # AP-BJD Crashed Shortly After Take Off From Jiap, Karachi On 05th November, 2010 |date=18 December 2015 |publisher=[[Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419092008/http://www.caapakistan.com.pk/Upload/SIBReports/JS-Report.pdf |archive-date=19 April 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> *[[2013]] – India launches the [[Mars Orbiter Mission]], its [[List of Solar System probes|first interplanetary probe]]. *[[2015]] – An [[iron ore]] [[tailings dam]] [[Bento Rodrigues dam disaster|bursts]] in the Brazilian state of [[Minas Gerais]], flooding a valley, causing mudslides in the nearby village of Bento Rodrigues and causing at least 17 deaths and two missing. * 2015 – [[Rona Ambrose]] takes over after [[Stephen Harper]] as the [[List of Canadian conservative leaders|Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada]]. *[[2017]] – Devin Patrick Kelley [[Sutherland Springs church shooting|kills 26 and injures 22]] in a church in [[Sutherland Springs, Texas]]. *[[2021]] – The [[Astroworld Festival crowd crush]] results in 10 deaths and 25 people being hospitalized<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/06/us/what-is-the-astroworld-festival-intl/index.html | title=What is Astroworld? Who is Travis Scott? And other things to know about the incident | website=[[CNN]] | date=6 November 2021 }}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Donald Trump]] becomes the first [[president of the United States]] to be [[2024 United States presidential election|elected]] to a non-consecutive second term in 132 years, since [[Grover Cleveland]] won the [[1892 United States presidential election|1892 election]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hajela |first1=Deepti |title=Trump isn’t first to be second: Grover Cleveland set precedent of non-consecutive presidential terms |url=https://apnews.com/article/grover-cleveland-president-nonconsecutive-terms-7ea2c92c72911462ccb1bc2e7352fa23 |publisher=[[AP News]] |access-date=November 6, 2024 |date=November 6, 2024}}</ref>
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