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• 1099 -- First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders defeat Saracens and the Kingdom of Jerusalem is established under Godfrey of Bouillon.
• 1323 - Treaty of Nöteborg - Sweden and Novgorod ( Russia) regulates the border for the first time
• 1332 - Battle of Dupplin MoorBattle of Dupplin Moor Dates of battle10-11 August 1332 Conflict Wars of Scottish Independence Battle before Battle of Bannockburn Battle after Battle of Halidon Hill Site of battle Dupplin Moor, Scone Combatant 1 Bruce loyalists led by Earl of Mar Forces - Scots under the Earl of MarDonald, 8th Earl of Mar was born around 1302 in Saline, Fife, Scotland. His father was Gratney (or Gartnait), 7th Earl of Mar, and his mother was Christian Bruce, sister of Robert I of Scotland. In 1332 Donald became regent of Scotland for the young King routed by Edward BalliolEdward Balliol (c. Edward de Baliol) the eldest son of John Balliol, was intermittently king of Scotland from 1332- 1336. Balliol, backed by Edward III of England, defeated the Regent, the Earl of Mar, at the Battle of Dupplin Moor in Perthshire. He was c
• 1676Events January 29 Feodor III becomes Tsar of Russia First measurement of the speed of light, by Ole Romer Bacon's Rebellion Year in topic 1676 in literature 1676 in music 1676 in science Births May 8 Frederick I of Sweden Deaths July 22 Pope Clement X 167 - King Philip's WarKing Philip's War was a general Indian uprising in 1675- 1676 to resist continued expansion of the English colonies in New England. It was the bloodiest of the Indian wars in terms of relative casualties, and several tribes were virtually or totally elimi ends
• 1851Events January 23 The flip of a coin determines whether a new city in Oregon is named after Boston, Massachusetts, or Portland, Maine, with Portland winning. March 1 Victor Hugo gives speech at the French national assembly and uses the phrase United State - Isaac SingerFor the Jewish American writer Isaac Bashevis Singer, see that article. Isaac Merritt Singer ( October 26, 1811 July 23, 1875) was an inventor, actor, entrepreneur, and notorious serial polygamist. He made important improvements in the design of the sewin granted a patent for his sewing machineA sewing machine is a mechanical (or electrical) device that joins fabric using thread, in a manner similar to manual sewing. Sewing machines make a stitch, called a sewing-machine stitch usually using two threads although machines exist that stitch using
• 1854 - Count Gaston de Raousset Boulbon is executed by shooting, in regard to the Battle of Guaymas .
• 1877 - Asaph Hall discovers Deimos
• 1883 - The last quagga dies at the Artis Magistra zoo in Amsterdam
• 1898 - Armistice ends the Spanish-American War
• 1898 - The Hawaiian flag is lowered from Iolani Palace in an elaborate annexation ceremony and replaced with the American flag to signify the transfer of sovereignty from the Republic of Hawaii to the United States.
• 1908 - First Model T Ford built
• 1914 - Great War - Britain declares war on Austria-Hungary; British Empire countries automatically included.
• 1953 - Nuclear testing: The Soviet Union detonates its first hydrogen bomb.
• 1960 - Echo I, the first communications satellite, launched
• 1981 - The IBM PC, an early personal computer, is introduced
• 1985 - Japan Airlines flight 123 Boeing 747 jumbo jet crashes into Mount Ogura, Japan killing 520, in world's worst single-plane air disaster
• 1992 - Canada, Mexico and the United States announce completion of negotiations for NAFTA .
• 1994 - Woodstock '94 rock concert
• 1994 - Major League Baseball players go on strike. The work stoppage will force the cancellation of the World Series.
• 2000 - Russian submarine Kursk sinks in the Barents Sea
• 2004 - Sweden's 9th million inhabitant is born and well.
• 2004 - Lee Hsien Loong is sworn in as Singapore's 3rd Prime Minister