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General Emiliano Zapata- Emiliano Zapata (right) and his brother Eufemio Zapata
- Akihito, Emperor of Japan
Empress Michiko of Japan
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ante Pavelić
Ineligible
| Blurb | Why ineligible |
|---|---|
| 1606 – The Charter of the Virginia Company of London was established by Royal Charter by King James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America. | need more footnotes |
| 1741 – War of the Austrian Succession: Prussia defeated Austria at the Battle of Mollwitz in present-day Małujowice, Poland, cementing Prussian King Frederick II's authority over the newly conquered territory of Silesia. | needs more footnotes |
| 1826 – Greek War of Independence: The inhabitants of the Greek town Missolonghi attempted to escape a year-long siege, but were caught by Turkish forces and slaughtered. | one source, no footnotes |
| 1925 – The novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (pictured) was first published. | original research, plot summary too long |
| 1959 – Crown Prince Akihito, the future Emperor of Japan, wedded Michiko, the first commoner to marry into the Japanese Imperial Family. | refimprove |
| 1963 – The U.S. Navy nuclear submarine USS Thresher (SSN-593) sank with all hands lost during deep-diving tests in the North Atlantic Ocean. | refimprove |
| 1968 – In the best-known maritime disaster in New Zealand's history, the inter-island ferry TEV Wahine capsized outside Wellington harbour, killing 53 of the 733 people on board. | refimprove section |
| 1971 – In an attempt to thaw Sino-American relations, members of the American table tennis team entered the People's Republic of China for a weeklong visit. | needs more footnotes |
| 1998 – The Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom signed the Belfast Agreement, a major step in the Northern Ireland peace process. | unreferenced section |
| 2010 – A Tupolev Tu-154M aircraft carrying President of Poland Lech Kaczyński and other Polish officials crashed while attempting to land in heavy fog at Smolensk-North air base near Smolensk, Russia, killing all 96 on board. | neutrality disputed |
Eligible
- 1710 – The Statute of Anne, the first fully-fledged law regulating copyright, entered into force in Great Britain.
- 1868 – A British military expedition to Abyssinia culminated in a rout of Ethiopians and the later suicide of Emperor Tewodros II.
- 1992 – Nagorno-Karabakh War: At least 40 Armenian civilians were massacred in Maraga, Azerbaijan.
- 1815 – Mount Tambora in Indonesia began one of the most violent volcanic eruptions in recorded history, killing at least 71,000 people, and affecting worldwide temperatures for the next two years.
- 1858 – Big Ben, the bell in the Palace of Westminster's clock tower in London, was cast after the original bell had cracked during testing.
- 1912 – The RMS Titanic began its ill-fated maiden voyage from Southampton in England, five days before its sinking.
- 1919 – Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata (pictured) was shot to death near Ciudad Ayala, Morelos.
- 1941 – World War II: The Independent State of Croatia was established, with Ustaše leader Ante Pavelić as head of the puppet government of the Axis powers.
- 2009 – Fijian President Ratu Josefa Iloilo announced that he had suspended the constitution and assumed all governance in the country after it was ruled that the government of Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama was illegal.