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1445

John II of Castile defeats the Infantes of Aragon at the First Battle of Olmedo

John II of Castile defeats the Infantes of Aragon at the First Battle of Olmedo.

1994

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, American journalist, 37th First Lady of the United States (born 1929)

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, American journalist, 37th First Lady of the United States (born 1929)

2011

Mamata Banerjee is sworn in as the Chief Minister of West Bengal, the first woman to hold this post

Mamata Banerjee is sworn in as the Chief Minister of West Bengal, the first woman to hold this post.

1990

The first post-Communist presidential and parliamentary elections are held in Romania

The first post-Communist presidential and parliamentary elections are held in Romania.

1983

First publications of the discovery of the HIV virus that causes AIDS in the journal Science by a team of French scienti

First publications of the discovery of the HIV virus that causes AIDS in the journal Science by a team of French scientists including Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, Jean-Claude Chermann, and Luc Montagnier�

1956

In Operation Redwing, the first United States airborne hydrogen bomb is dropped over Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean

In Operation Redwing, the first United States airborne hydrogen bomb is dropped over Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.

1948

Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek wins the 1948 Republic of China presidential election and is sworn in as the first Preside

Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek wins the 1948 Republic of China presidential election and is sworn in as the first President of the Republic of China at Nanjing.

1940

The Holocaust: The first prisoners arrive at a new concentration camp at Auschwitz

The Holocaust: The first prisoners arrive at a new concentration camp at Auschwitz.

1891

History of cinema: The first public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope

History of cinema: The first public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope.

1714

Johann Sebastian Bach leads the first performance of his cantata for Pentecost, Erschallet, ihr Lieder, BWV 172, at the

Johann Sebastian Bach leads the first performance of his cantata for Pentecost, Erschallet, ihr Lieder, BWV 172, at the chapel of Schloss Weimar.

1609

Shakespeare's sonnets are first published in London, perhaps illicitly, by the publisher Thomas Thorpe

Shakespeare's sonnets are first published in London, perhaps illicitly, by the publisher Thomas Thorpe.

1570

Cartographer Abraham Ortelius issues Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas

Cartographer Abraham Ortelius issues Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas.

1825

Antoinette Brown Blackwell, the first woman to be ordained as a mainstream Protestant minister in the U

Antoinette Brown Blackwell, the first woman to be ordained as a mainstream Protestant minister in the U.S. (died 1921)

1315

Bonne of Luxembourg, first wife of John II of France (died 1349)

Bonne of Luxembourg, first wife of John II of France (died 1349)

2012

The first of two major earthquakes struck Northern Italy, resulting in seven deaths

The first of two major earthquakes struck Northern Italy, resulting in seven deaths.

1947

The first session of the National Diet opened in Tokyo, Japan

The first session of the National Diet opened in Tokyo, Japan.

1609

Thomas Thorpe published the first copies of Shakespeare's sonnets, possibly without William Shakespeare's consent

Thomas Thorpe published the first copies of Shakespeare's sonnets, possibly without William Shakespeare's consent.

1515

Ulysses, who would be famously depicted in a posthumous woodcut, landed in Lisbon, becoming the first of his species to

Ulysses, who would be famously depicted in a posthumous woodcut, landed in Lisbon, becoming the first of his species to visit Europe in a thousand years.

1977

Nolan Bushnell opens the first Chuck E

Nolan Bushnell opens the first Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre (later renamed Chuck E. Cheese) in San Jose, California.

1859

Members of the Melbourne Football Club codify the first rules of Australian rules football

Members of the Melbourne Football Club codify the first rules of Australian rules football.