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War of the First Coalition: In the climax of the Montenotte Campaign, Napoleon Bonaparte decisively defeats the army of Piedmont at the Battle of Mondovi, leading to Piedmont's surrender a week later�
John Adams sworn in as first US Vice President (nine days before George Washington).
The last ruler of the Lodi dynasty, Ibrahim Lodi, is defeated and killed by Babur in the First Battle of Panipat.
Ibrahim Khan Lodi, the last ruler of the Lodi dynasty, was defeated and killed by Babur at the First Battle of Panipat, marking the beginning of Mughal rule in India.
Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic.
The 1st Air Commando Group using Sikorsky R-4 helicopters stage the first use of helicopters in combat with combat search and rescue operations in the China Burma India Theater.
The first National League baseball game is played at the Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia.
The second day of the Battle of Eckmühl: The Austrian army is defeated by the First French Empire army led by Napoleon and driven over the Danube in Regensburg.
The first meeting of the Colonial Defence Committee, a standing committee of the British Colonial Office, was held to discuss the defence of Barbados.
Congress passed the Coinage Act, which authorized the minting of the two-cent piece (pictured), the first U.S. coin to bear the phrase "In God We Trust".
The first YouTube video, titled "Me at the zoo", is published by co-founder Jawed Karim.
Johann Sebastian Bach leads the first performance of his cantata Du Hirte Israel, höre, BWV 104, illustrating the topic of the Good Shepherd in pastoral music.
The first public school in the United States, the Boston Latin School, is founded.
The Rolling Stones released Sticky Fingers, the first album on their own label, Rolling Stones Records.
The Grand National Assembly of Turkey, the country's unicameral legislature, first met in Ankara in the midst of the Turkish War of Independence.
Chilean Civil War: The armored frigate Blanco Encalada (pictured) was sunk at the Battle of Caldera Bay, the first ironclad warship lost to a self-propelled torpedo.
The first knights of the Order of the Garter, an order of chivalry founded by King Edward III of England, were appointed.
The Gambia becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations, with Dawda Jawara as its first President.
Thorvald Stauning becomes premier of Denmark (first term).