The official opening of Constantine's Bridge built over the Danube between Sucidava (Corabia, Romania) and Oescus (Gigen, Bulgaria) by the Roman architect Theophilus Patricius.
1316
The Burgundian and Majorcan claimants of the Principality of Achaea meet in the Battle of Manolada.
1594
Portuguese forces under the command of Pedro Lopes de Sousa begin an unsuccessful invasion of the Kingdom of Kandy during the Campaign of Danture in Sri Lanka.
1610
John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland.
1687
Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica.
1770
The Battle of Chesma between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire begins.
1775
The Second Continental Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition.
1803
The Convention of Artlenburg is signed, leading to the French occupation of the Electorate of Hanover (which had been ruled by the British king).
1807
In Buenos Aires the local militias repel the British soldiers within the Second English Invasion.
1809
The Battle of Wagram between the French and Austrian Empires begins.