The Mamluk Sultanate defeats the Mongols in the battle of Elbistan.
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State in Egypt, Hejaz and Syria (1250–1517)
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The Lateran Council ends by condemning the Council of Hieria and anathematizing its iconoclastic rulings.
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Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years’ War
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Battle of Rain: Swedes under Gustavus Adolphus defeat the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years’ War.
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Irish Confederate Wars: A Confederate Irish militia is routed in the Battle of Kilrush when it attempts to halt the progress of a Royalist Army.
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The Pocotaligo Massacre triggers the start of the Yamasee War in colonial South Carolina.
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Foundation of the short-lived Kingdom of Corsica.
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Unrecognized Mediterranean island from March–November
Samuel Johnson’s A Dictionary of the English Language is published in London.
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Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc found the American School for the Deaf (then called the Connecticut Asylum for the Education and Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons)
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American educator (1787–1851)
President Abraham Lincoln calls for 75
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President Abraham Lincoln dies after being shot the previous evening by actor John Wilkes Booth. Three hours later
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1865 murder in Washington, D.C., US
The General Electric Company is formed.
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American multinational conglomerate (1892–2024)
Closing ceremony of the Games of the I Olympiad in Athens
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Multi-sport event in Athens, Greece
Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas launch a surprise attack on U.S. infantry and begin a four-day siege of Catubig
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Armed Philippine-American conflict (1899–1902)
The British passenger liner RMS Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic at 2:20 a.m.
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Two security guards are murdered during a robbery in South Braintree
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U.S. Senator John B. Kendrick of Wyoming introduces a resolution calling for an investigation of a secret land deal
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