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A suicide bombing in a Baghdad cafe kills 27 people and injures another 65.
A series of bombings, two of them being suicides, occur in Baghdad, killing 198 and injuring 251.
In Lebanon, at least 106 civilians are killed when the Israel Defense Forces shell the United Nations compound at Quana where more than 800 civilians had taken refuge.
General Abdul Rashid Dostum revolts against President Mohammad Najibullah of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan and allies with Ahmad Shah Massoud to capture Kabul.
The United States launches Operation Praying Mantis against Iranian naval forces in the largest naval battle since World War II.
A suicide bomber in Lebanon destroys the United States embassy in Beirut, killing 63 people.
The Republic of Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) comes into being, with Canaan Banana as the country's first President. The Zimbabwean dollar replaces the Rhodesian dollar as the official currency.
Twenty-nine nations meet at Bandung, Indonesia, for the first Asian-African Conference.
The keel for the aircraft carrier USS United States is laid down at Newport News Drydock and Shipbuilding. However, construction is canceled five days later, resulting in the Revolt of the Admirals.
Ireland leaves the British Commonwealth and becomes the Republic of Ireland.
The International Court of Justice holds its inaugural meeting in The Hague, Netherlands.
World War II: Operation Vengeance, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is killed when his aircraft is shot down by U.S. fighters over Bougainville Island.
World War II: The Doolittle Raid on Japan: Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Nagoya are bombed.
French pilot Roland Garros is shot down and glides to a landing on the German side of the lines during World War I.
The Cunard liner RMS Carpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMS Titanic to New York City.
An earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California.
The 7.5 Mw Guatemala earthquake shakes Guatemala with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing between 800-2,000.
The St. Andrew's Ambulance Association is granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria.
The Greco-Turkish War is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire.
Battle of Dybbøl: A Prussian-Austrian army defeats Denmark and gains control of Schleswig. Denmark surrenders the province in the following peace settlement.
"The Spirits Book" by Allan Kardec is published, marking the birth of Spiritualism in France.
American victory at the battle of Cerro Gordo opens the way for invasion of Mexico.
The University of Alabama is founded in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
American Revolution: The British advancement by sea begins; Paul Revere and other riders warn the countryside of the troop movements.
Real Academia de la Historia ("Royal Academy of History") is founded in Madrid.
Bostonians rise up in rebellion against Sir Edmund Andros.
Trial of Martin Luther begins its second day during the assembly of the Diet of Worms. He refuses to recant his teachings despite the risk of excommunication.
The Spanish town of Arjona declares independence and names its native Muhammad ibn Yusuf as ruler. This marks the Muhammad's first rise to prominence; he would later establish the Nasrid Emirate of Granada, the last independent Muslim state in Spain.
Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland.
King Æthelred I of Northumbria is murdered in Corbridge by a group led by his ealdormen, Ealdred and Wada. The patrician Osbald is crowned, but abdicates within 27 days.
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