Libius Severus is declared emperor of the Western Roman Empire. The real power is in the hands of the magister militum Ricimer.[1]
636
The Rashidun Caliphate defeats the Sasanian Empire at the Battle of al-Qādisiyyah in Iraq.
1493
Christopher Columbus goes ashore on an island called Borinquen he first saw the day before. He names it San Juan Bautista (later renamed again Puerto Rico).[2]
1794
The United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain sign Jay's Treaty, which attempts to resolve some of the lingering problems left over from the American Revolutionary War.
1802
The Garinagu arrive at British Honduras (present-day Belize).
1808
Finnish War: The Convention of Olkijoki in Raahe ends hostilities in Finland.[3][4]