1571
The Battle of Lepanto is fought, and the Ottoman Navy suffers its first defeat.
The Battle of Lepanto is fought, and the Ottoman Navy suffers its first defeat.
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2008
2008 TC3 exploded above the Nubian Desert in Sudan, in the first time that an asteroid impact had been predicted prior…
2008 TC3 exploded above the Nubian Desert in Sudan, in the first time that an asteroid impact had been predicted prior to atmospheric entry.
2014
Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person in the United States to be diagnosed with Ebola, dies.
Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person in the United States to be diagnosed with Ebola, dies.
1990
First Intifada: Israeli police kill 17 Palestinians and wound over 100 near the Dome of the Rock.
First Intifada: Israeli police kill 17 Palestinians and wound over 100 near the Dome of the Rock.
1921
KDKA in Pittsburgh's Forbes Field conducts the first live broadcast of a football game.
KDKA in Pittsburgh's Forbes Field conducts the first live broadcast of a football game.
1912
The First Balkan War begins when Montenegro declares war against the Ottoman Empire.
The First Balkan War begins when Montenegro declares war against the Ottoman Empire.
1645
Jeanne Mance opens the first lay hospital of North America in Montreal.
Jeanne Mance opens the first lay hospital of North America in Montreal.
1573
The Spanish siege of Alkmaar ends with the first Dutch victory in the Eighty Years' War.
The Spanish siege of Alkmaar ends with the first Dutch victory in the Eighty Years' War.
451
The first session of the Council of Chalcedon begins.
The first session of the Council of Chalcedon begins.
2001
Dmitry Polyansky, First Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union (born 1917)
Dmitry Polyansky, First Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union (born 1917)
2016
The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army launches its first attack on Myanmar security forces along the Bangladesh–Myanmar…
The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army launches its first attack on Myanmar security forces along the Bangladesh–Myanmar border.
2009
First lunar impact of NASA's Lunar Precursor Robotic Program.
First lunar impact of NASA's Lunar Precursor Robotic Program.
1834
Opening of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, the first public railway on the island of Ireland.
Opening of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, the first public railway on the island of Ireland.
1831
Ioannis Kapodistrias, the first head of state of independent Greece, is assassinated.
Ioannis Kapodistrias, the first head of state of independent Greece, is assassinated.
1825
Restauration arrives in New York Harbor from Norway, the first organized immigration from Norway to the United States.
Restauration arrives in New York Harbor from Norway, the first organized immigration from Norway to the United States.
1410
The first known mention of the Prague astronomical clock.
The first known mention of the Prague astronomical clock.
1959
Boris Nemtsov, Russian academic and politician, First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia (died 2015)
Boris Nemtsov, Russian academic and politician, First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia (died 2015)
1962
Nick Holonyak, an engineer for General Electric, gave the first public demonstration of a light-emitting diode.
Nick Holonyak, an engineer for General Electric, gave the first public demonstration of a light-emitting diode.
1676
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek wrote a letter to the Royal Society describing "animalcules" – the first known description of…
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek wrote a letter to the Royal Society describing "animalcules" – the first known description of protozoa (pictured).