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2023

Chandrayaan-3 mission initiates first Moon landing in Indian history.

Chandrayaan-3 mission initiates first Moon landing in Indian history.

1789

The first naval battle of the Svensksund begins in the Gulf of Finland.

The first naval battle of the Svensksund begins in the Gulf of Finland.

1609

Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei (pictured) demonstrated his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers.

Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei (pictured) demonstrated his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers.

1942

First day of the Sarny Massacre, perpetrated by German military forces.

First day of the Sarny Massacre, perpetrated by German military forces.

1984

Followers of Osho began deliberately infecting people in The Dalles, Oregon, with Salmonella in the first and largest…

Followers of Osho began deliberately infecting people in The Dalles, Oregon, with Salmonella in the first and largest bioterrorist attack in United States history.

1393

Timur takes Baghdad from Sultan Ahmad Jalayir for the first time.

Timur takes Baghdad from Sultan Ahmad Jalayir for the first time.

1907

John Mauchly, American physicist and co-founder of the first computer company (died 1980)

John Mauchly, American physicist and co-founder of the first computer company (died 1980)

1959

Writer and politician Abdul Muis became the first person to be awarded the posthumous title of National Hero of…

Writer and politician Abdul Muis became the first person to be awarded the posthumous title of National Hero of Indonesia.

1896

Philippine Revolution: In the Battle of San Juan del Monte, the first real battle of the war, a Katipunan force…

Philippine Revolution: In the Battle of San Juan del Monte, the first real battle of the war, a Katipunan force temporarily captured a powder magazine before being beaten back by a Spanish garrison.

1594

King James VI of Scotland held a masque at the baptism of Prince Henry, his first child.

King James VI of Scotland held a masque at the baptism of Prince Henry, his first child.

70

First Jewish–Roman War: Roman forces led by Titus set fire to the Second Temple during the siege of Jerusalem.

First Jewish–Roman War: Roman forces led by Titus set fire to the Second Temple during the siege of Jerusalem.

1813

First Battle of Kulm: French forces are defeated by an Austrian-Prussian-Russian alliance.

First Battle of Kulm: French forces are defeated by an Austrian-Prussian-Russian alliance.

1999

The first of a series of bombings in Moscow kills one person and wounds 40 others.

The first of a series of bombings in Moscow kills one person and wounds 40 others.

1943

USS Harmon, the first U.S. Navy ship to be named after a black person, is commissioned.

USS Harmon, the first U.S. Navy ship to be named after a black person, is commissioned.

1935

In an attempt to stay out of the growing tensions concerning Germany and Japan, the United States passes the first of…

In an attempt to stay out of the growing tensions concerning Germany and Japan, the United States passes the first of its Neutrality Acts.

1933

The Integral Nationalist Group wins the 1933 Andorran parliamentary election, the first election in Andorra held with…

The Integral Nationalist Group wins the 1933 Andorran parliamentary election, the first election in Andorra held with universal male suffrage.

1888

Mary Ann Nichols, the first of Jack the Ripper's confirmed victims, is murdered.

Mary Ann Nichols, the first of Jack the Ripper's confirmed victims, is murdered.

1795

War of the First Coalition: The British capture Trincomalee (present-day Sri Lanka) from the Dutch in order to keep it…

War of the First Coalition: The British capture Trincomalee (present-day Sri Lanka) from the Dutch in order to keep it out of French hands.

1939

J. Robert Oppenheimer and his student Hartland Snyder publish the Oppenheimer–Snyder model, proving for the first time…

J. Robert Oppenheimer and his student Hartland Snyder publish the Oppenheimer–Snyder model, proving for the first time in contemporary physics how black holes could develop.

1897

The Tremont Street Subway in Boston opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America.

The Tremont Street Subway in Boston opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America.