Important Events 379 Theodosius installed as co-emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 1812 Peninsular War: After a ten day siege, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, orders British soldiers of

Important Events 532 Nika uprising against Emperor Justinian I in Constantinople fails, 30,000 killed by troops loyal to the Emperor in the Hippodrome 1591 King Naresuan of Siam kills Crown

Important Events 1773 Captain James Cook becomes 1st to cross Antarctic Circle (66° 33′ S) 1873 A group of Modoc warriors defeats the United States Army in the First Battle

Important Events 27 BC The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate 1412 The Medici family is appointed official banker of the Papacy 1547

Important Events 588 BC Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah’s reign. The siege lasts until July 23, 586 BC. 1535 Henry VIII declares himself head of

Important Events 1526 Charles V and Francis I sign the Treaty of Madrid, forcing Francis to give up claims to Burgundy, Italy and Flanders 1641 United East Indian Company conquers

Important Events 532 Nika riots begin in Constantinople, revolt against Emperor Justinian I, prompted by chariot racing 1785 John Walter publishes 1st issue of “The Times” of London 1943 Adolf

Important Events 1528 Gustav I of Sweden crowned King of Sweden, rules for 37 years and becomes known as the “father of the nation” 1554 Bayinnaung crowned King of Burma,

Important Events 1599 Jacob van Neck’s fleet leaves Bantam, Java in modern day Indonesia with 1 million pounds of pepper and cloves and a further half a ship full of

Important Events 49 BC Julius Caesar defies the Roman Senate and crosses the Rubicon, uttering “alea iacta est” (the die is cast), signaling the start of civil war which would

Important Events 1431 Judges’ investigations for the trial of Joan of Arc begin in Rouen, France, the seat of the English occupation government 1760 Afghans defeat Marathas in battle of

Important Events 1656 Oldest surviving commercial newspaper begins (Haarlem, Netherlands) 1790 1st US President George Washington delivers 1st state of the union address 1835 US national debt is $0 for

Important Events 1610 Galileo Galilei discovers the first three moons of Jupiter: Io, Europa & Ganymede 1714 Typewriter patented by Englishman Henry Mill (built years later) 1941 Chinese Kuomintang forces

Important Events 1649 The English Rump Parliament votes to put Charles I on trial for treason and other “high crimes” 1912 Geophysicist and meteorologist Alfred Wegener presents his controversial theory